BigMonk96
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Love to buy American if at all possible -- but it gets harder everyday**
Buying American again.
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Elkmagnet
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I was once told there can only be so many chiefs per 1000 Indians.
SO should I ask is a factory job a factory job?
Do we want to manufacture/develop socks or semiconductors?
Our local economic drivers (Boise, ID) are Micron technology, Real estate, and now Amazon's warehouse and shipping. We previously manufactured HP computers and printers. It hurt this valley to lose HP.
I say that to say this. We need to develop and educate youth!
I know for a fact that many of the higher paying engineering, scientific and product development jobs at Micon are being filled by foreign citizens. The US is simply behind in education and cannot meet the demand for these types of jobs.
www.semiconductors.org
SO should I ask is a factory job a factory job?
Do we want to manufacture/develop socks or semiconductors?
Our local economic drivers (Boise, ID) are Micron technology, Real estate, and now Amazon's warehouse and shipping. We previously manufactured HP computers and printers. It hurt this valley to lose HP.
I say that to say this. We need to develop and educate youth!
I know for a fact that many of the higher paying engineering, scientific and product development jobs at Micon are being filled by foreign citizens. The US is simply behind in education and cannot meet the demand for these types of jobs.
WebinarAttracting and Developing a Skilled Workforce for the U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Date: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 Time: 1 pm ET To maintain global semiconductor industry leadership and ensure America wins the worldwide race to develop and im
www.semiconductors.org
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I was once told there can only be so many chiefs per 1000 Indians.
SO should I ask is a factory job a factory job?
Do we want to manufacture/develop socks or semiconductors?
Our local economic drivers (Boise, ID) are Micron technology, Real estate, and now Amazon's warehouse and shipping. We previously manufactured HP computers and printers. It hurt this valley to lose HP.
I say that to say this. We need to develop and educate youth!
I know for a fact that many of the higher paying engineering, scientific and product development jobs at Micon are being filled by foreign citizens. The US is simply behind in education and cannot meet the demand for these types of jobs.
WebinarAttracting and Developing a Skilled Workforce for the U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Date: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 Time: 1 pm ET To maintain global semiconductor industry leadership and ensure America wins the worldwide race to develop and im
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marshman
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Yes. Me. It is quite difficult but i am trying my best to not purchase anything Chinese, i think this is very important for our country.
Although it is not easy.
A pellet grill is on my list right now and most of the popular brands are Chinese made, but not going there.
Still shopping.
Elkmagnet
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How can people not see that this is affecting the us economy in ways we cannot measure? How will we survive as the least educated superpower in the world?
We are now outsourcing our education also.
U.S. students turn to Europe to earn affordable degrees
It is college application season and some American students are looking abroad for affordable degrees.
www.npr.org
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Works for me
---and--with Christmas coming up you might want to order a nice pair of boots for each of the women in your family--just a thoughtAs a single man, you had my attention with "mine is that Swedish "--but then I read the rest of the sentence .
Seriously, I understand, very nice rifle. And, thank you for understanding my vehicle choice and I understand yours
Hank, sometimes it is funny talking to those younger than us. I have a great grandson that told me that one of the best things America ever invented is pizza. I just didn't have the heart to tell him differently, and the pizza he was eating, was made in America
In fact when it comes to fast food, we ( Americans ) might own that one, hands down. Wilm1313, could you do me a favor and check that out for me
Irrelevant
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Good gosh how many is enough!Works for me
I honestly learned long ago that I do not have what it takes to buy clothes/shoes for my wife or sister, my mom can take care of herself!
Off topic,but: if someone thought those Lowas were needing a rebuild I wonder what they would think of some of mine. My caminos definitely look worse than that and I rarely think they need cleaned let alone rebuilt
My husband ask me that ---once. I ask him the same thing about firearms and he never ask again
He knew he far out spent me ( his firearms vs my shoes/boots )--but I caught up on vehicles
Elkmagnet
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Happy wife happy life. Mine will have 2 pairs under the tree. I have no Idea how she plans to store them in that overstuffed closet unless I loose a little more of my corner.
Honestly, I don't care as long as she is happy.
Irrelevant
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For the longest time, my wife's boots were the most expensive thing we'd bought as a married couple (excluding cars and our house) and that included my one and only hunting rifle.My husband ask me that ---once. I ask him the same thing about firearms and he never ask again
He knew he far out spent me ( his firearms vs my shoes/boots )--but I caught up on vehicles
However, I've since surpassed that, but not considerably. Luckily she doesn't overly like "stuff" of any make or model. god help my BIL though, he's done for, my sis has very nice taste in "stuff", and knows that you simply MUST have a boot for every occasion!
morley.tyler
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Those are great boots, but... just to add to the issue, White's is owned by Danner, which is owned by LaCrosse Footwear, Inc, which is owned by ABC Mart which is a Japanese footwear manufacture/retailer. As always, it's a tangled web.
Nice boots, though.
noharleyyet
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If that's Monica from Yellowstone...well, rathistI was once told there can only be so many chiefs per 1000 Indians.
SO should I ask is a factory job a factory job?
Do we want to manufacture/develop socks or semiconductors?
Our local economic drivers (Boise, ID) are Micron technology, Real estate, and now Amazon's warehouse and shipping. We previously manufactured HP computers and printers. It hurt this valley to lose HP.
I say that to say this. We need to develop and educate youth!
I know for a fact that many of the higher paying engineering, scientific and product development jobs at Micon are being filled by foreign citizens. The US is simply behind in education and cannot meet the demand for these types of jobs.
WebinarAttracting and Developing a Skilled Workforce for the U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Date: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 Time: 1 pm ET To maintain global semiconductor industry leadership and ensure America wins the worldwide race to develop and im
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noharleyyet
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What guilt...US distributors have employees.
Elkmagnet
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We are all tribal by nature. This thread is evidence of such.
noharleyyet
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Hertervillian
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Aspiring to be your best is great and if an education brings your best once again great.I was once told there can only be so many chiefs per 1000 Indians.
SO should I ask is a factory job a factory job?
Do we want to manufacture/develop socks or semiconductors?
Our local economic drivers (Boise, ID) are Micron technology, Real estate, and now Amazon's warehouse and shipping. We previously manufactured HP computers and printers. It hurt this valley to lose HP.
I say that to say this. We need to develop and educate youth!
I know for a fact that many of the higher paying engineering, scientific and product development jobs at Micon are being filled by foreign citizens. The US is simply behind in education and cannot meet the demand for these types of jobs.
WebinarAttracting and Developing a Skilled Workforce for the U.S. Semiconductor Industry
Date: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 Time: 1 pm ET To maintain global semiconductor industry leadership and ensure America wins the worldwide race to develop and im
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For way too many an education is beyond their abilities. Those kids need a good “factory job”. A good tradesman, hell an average tradesman is a godsend these days. We need more efforts put towards promotion of both manufacturing and trades.
As it is I feel like I am being taxed to support families who have been written out of the American economy. Paying an extra 15%-20% for an American made product to save 15%-20% of my wages seems like a pretty good trade. This is of course a bit simplistic but can’t be too far off.
Elkmagnet
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A lot of the following is rhetorical.
I'm assuming you ment a higher education. I agree that not everyone has the intelligence to be an engineer or software developer myself included.
However I disagree with how such a large portion of the U.S. population ends up that way vs other countries. I personally believe culture has a lot to do with intelligence.
I don't think the average U.S. parent is doing enough with their young children. I think a lot of brain power is being left on the table.
How often do we read to our toddler's?
Did your preschooler walk into the first day of class knowing how to count to 100, sing the abc's and do basic addition and subtraction?
What percentage of kiddos do?
What percentage has been babysat by screens up until school?
How was the child's nutrition during brain development? Is their brain made out of soda and French fries?
Why does a childs intelligence parallel a families economic class? I acknowledge genetics plays a role but I doubt it is because they were all born with less potential perhaps they were shaped by their environment.
After they start school why do we stop teaching our kids at home? What signals does that send to them about education.
Does the average family have the time/ability to do the above anymore?
I don't know.
Nothing wrong with tradesmen or factory workers I have done both. But do we really want a higher percentage of our country employed in factories and under educated?
Lastly why is the average professional tradesmen so f-ing poor at their job? I know a lot of tradesmen who are idiots. Perhaps some education would have benefits beyond job titles.
In 100 years will the US make more progress on this by educating youth or by buying American?
P.S. I realize It is hard to take me seriously on education given my poor writing and english.
Elkmagnet
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I know, I know.
