# GM-outsourcing & Davis vs. Reynolds

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**Created:** [September 21, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-outsourcing-davis-vs-reynolds/17799 "2006-09-21T08:32:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gm-outsourcing-davis-vs-reynolds/17799/20 "2006-09-21T11:42:43Z")

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> [@JoesTypeS](#):
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> The US can’t compete with other countries when it comes to manufacturing everyday goods. It’s just not going to happen.
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> When an unskilled factory job pays $12/hr starting in the US compared to .25/hr in China where would you have your company make a product? What’s going to happen you’re going to lose what would be your employees as customers? Not really concerned when b/c you can offer the product at a lower price point while still making more profit you attract a customer base 10 times the size

That is true and the other Joe mentioned that the US is more educated BUT,  
you really must keep in mind that millions of US factory workers can not become doctors or lawyers just because they have educational possibilities.  
This country was built on manufacturing jobs.  
That includes everything including the construction industry for example.  
Millions of construction workers have been employed to build factories for manufacturing.  
The middle class is shrinking and the middle class is what has driven our economy in the past.  
What will drive it in the future?  
Technology is growing at such an incredible rate that it will (for lack of a better term) “replace the need for education”.  
That may sound like a crazy statement at first but seriously think about it.  
Wow, I think I just started a whole new topic.:biglaugh:

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