the news is good wal-mart is cutting prices again . sam walton must be singing in heaven . , but wait there are flies in the ointment . why is wal-mart cutting prices on christmas toys so early ?was it wal-marts relentlas push to cut costs that lead to the lead in the chinese made toys ? are these the toys that wal-mart is discounting ?
richard nixon had no idea what he was unleashing on america . when he opened up china to trade for his corprate masters . the french knew . france watched its textile industy disappear to hong kong in the early sixities . by the way every president since nixon has done their best to make sure chinas door to our markets stays wide open . we lost the war in vietnam and as a bonus the chinese turnrd south vietnam into one huge factory making goods for the american market . who knows maybe that what the war was for .
walk into any of the retail chain stores . the shelves are groaning with the weight of the merchindise . that has to be sold to make room for the next shipment ordered automaticaly by the computer , brought by the just in time warehouse on wheels . so the robot like sales people can make nice over and over all day long .
how many tools , house gadgets and consumer electronics can the american house hold ? what happens when there is no more room , the credit card is maxed and there is no more equity left to borrow ? when even the advertising that is eveywhere pulling those emotional triggers can not over come the reality . that we have enough .
if one wants a clear view of how much all this stuff would cost if it would if it was made in america . look at autos and houses . there made in america . cars for the past 10 years have been so expensive people can only afford to lease [rent] them . houses are so big and expensive that the banks had to get " creative " to make the mortgages on them . when does this train run out of track .
it is ironic that it is all this psycho consumption that fuels the R&D for even more amazing gadgets that are almost unbelievable . it is like sci-fi come to life . it produces light speed advances in the technolgy that keeps us healthy , wealthy and wise . i can hardly concive of the technolgy we will all see in the next 30 years .
i challenge everyone to not buy anything but gas and food for just 30 days . to only pay the rent on our nessisties car, cell phone service , internet and satalite tv . not to stop to start any kind of anti consumption revloution . but just for 30 days step out of the rat race of consumption . step back and enjoy all that we already have . see a whole new perspective on blessed we truly are .
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I believe we are getting a fair trade with China. It seems that things that are dealt unfairly to one country, roll around on wicked heals. Making some of everyones billion dollar industries corrupt as the next.
Canada cracks down on high-tech trash dumped in China;
Canada is getting tough on the illegal export of discarded lead acid batteries, computer monitors and other hazardous wastes from Vancouver to plants in China and Hong Kong.
A joint investigation by Environment Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency since last year seized 50 containers loaded with about 500,000 kilograms of "E-waste" — discarded parts valuable to foreign junk merchants who extract recyclable material from the goods.
One container of scrap metal and used parts such as motherboards can be worth up to $10,000.
The federal government has signed an international treaty making it illegal to move hazardous waste out of Canada without a permit, and the initiative is designed to protect the environments in developing countries.
The used electronic equipment often contains toxic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
'A very large industry'
Environment Canada inspector Emmanuel Mendoza said investigators realize the size of the industry they're taking on.
"What we have been finding is that we are dealing with a very large industry. It's really unknown to us … and it is a fast-growing and profitable business," he said.
Vancouver's port serves as a major hub for the industry, taking in shipments from across the country. From Vancouver, it is then sold to the illegal scrap dealers in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Whether Canada's laws are strong enough to slow a shady multimillion-dollar industry is up for debate, said Seattle environmentalist Jim Puckett.
"It's laudable that Canadians are doing this enforcement action in Vancouver. It's never too late to enforce the law, but it may prove to be too little," Puckett said in an interview with CBC Newsworld.
"There are many ways to exploit the law and it appears that those will probably be exploited pretty soon."
He noted that since there are no such restrictions in the U.S., Canadian exporters could circumvent the laws by redirecting their shipments through American dealers.
Since November 2005, the joint investigations have caught 27 companies illegally shipping E-waste out of the port of Vancouver, and Canada Border Services issued more than $50,000 in fines.
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