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October 13, 2002
May we Supersize that Salad, Sir?
by Ted Mooney
Printed on a bubblepack of screws: "This package contains articles
from one or more countries including the following: Taiwan, China,
Korea, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Japan, U.S."
My main objection to this is the perverting of the laws requiring
listing country of manufacture, denying the consumer the option to
buy American or to boycott goods from a country which, for whatever
reason, he might choose to. As a member of the U.S.A. metal finishing
community, which is burdened with arduous reporting requirements, I
also resent being denied Right-to-Know information so basic as which
continent they may have polluted in the manufacture of these screws.
Is that asking for too much detail--which continent?
And amazingly, at this time of quality consciousness when we're
all learning the unacceptability of "making salad" by mixing parts
together ---- this supplier has decided they'll Supersize it for
us. --TM
Shark infested waters
Frank Zemo
<polarispla@aol.com>
Polaris Plating Inc., Paterson, NJ
Electroplaters, like farmers, are never happy and are never making
any money. But maybe this time the two groups aren't fooling.There
are a variety of challenges and issues facing our industry and
industry in general .The global economy doesn't appear to have been
friendly to our businesses. The Government purports to promote
business but there are too many bureaucrats feeding at the trough and
there are too many votes from concerned citizens wary of anything
with a "Co." after the name that there is little a politician can or
will do to facilitate businesses these days.
In short, the lamenting this time appears to be justified. This
time it just "feels" different. We are swimming in shark infested
waters. And I'm afraid that nobody really cares anymore where
something is made,or if another country is being polluted or what the
consequences of our manufacturing base being demolished will be. As
long as their TVs work and the big sporting event hasn't been
pre-empted by the President's speeches Americans will remain in a
creature comfort stupor.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!The sky-
....ah, who cares...let it fall. --FZ
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