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| Thread ID: 97095 | 2009-02-04 03:26:00 | Chinese Counterfeiters | Terry Porritt (14) | PC World Chat |
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| 744837 | 2009-02-06 05:33:00 | Well one can't talk to one with such an andropoloid attitude. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 744838 | 2009-02-06 05:46:00 | True. ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 744839 | 2009-02-06 19:59:00 | If people were willing to actually buy more expensive NZ Made goods, rather than just talk about it we would still be making stuff here. Myself, also guilty of buying almost nothing made in NZ. If food was labelled Country of origin I'd would probably pay the extra for NZ food . I blame the importers and retailers. They just go for the cheapest goods they can get. If they had been honest and put an NZ product on the shelf next to a Chinese one, let the consumers decided which to buy ! Have you noticed that over the last 10 years food prices have not really gone up much (not counting fruit and veges) so the only way that can be done is to import it from low cost countries. I must run down to New World and buy some more Indian toothpaste ! |
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| 744840 | 2009-02-06 20:07:00 | I don't believe in 'Buy NZ made'. We should focus on what we are good at (Dairy, agriculture) and pour money into research and investment to make sure we do it better than anyone else and export it to the world. For example if $1 invested in dairy and agriculture results in $10 return, while $1 invested in appliance manufacturing results in $1.50 return, it is obvious where our focus should be. For things we don't do so well, we should import the best of those But how can we keep exporting food produced with $12 an hour labour trying to compete with food produced with $12 a day labour (or less). We produce Dairy, Wine, and Beef and Lamb and kiwifruit. China has some of the world largest dairy farms, and is building up its beef herds and grows kiwifruit. A country has to be able to export the same amount of dollars or more than what it imports or it cannot keep doing it. Our private deficit is huge, so is the USA's. One day the grim reaper will call. |
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