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johnperkins21:

--- Quote from: DaOld Man on March 03, 2008, 06:51:32 pm ---Hey there Mike, I liked the video, however I dont like Micheal Moore, and this kinda reminded me of one of his movies.
But I know outsourcing is a bad thing.
We had a factory here in my home town in kentucky (Red Kap Industries) that shut down after 30-40 years. they laid everyone off and moved the factory to Mexico.
It should be unlawful for a huge company to do that. I understand economics, but there has to be a line drawn somewhere. And it's not like the employees made a fortune there. (My sister-in law worked there for about 20 years, so I know what they paid.) I just wonder how bad they are screwing the Mexicans to make it worthwhile to move there.


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I know this is off-topic, but you can't be serious. The issue is much more complex than that. Americans in general are constantly looking for the best deal and are usually willing to go where the best price is even if it is detrimental to quality. That's simply the general mindset, so the corporations need to keep costs down and go into developing countries where they can get cheaper labor. This causes many Americans to lose jobs, but allows many other Americans to purchase goods and services at a lower cost which in turn gives them more money to spend in other places that could potentially lead to more jobs for Americans. You also have the economic benefits to the developing countries that could in turn have economic benefits to the corporations here that eventually benefit more Americans.

Simply saying outsourcing is a bad thing and that it should be outlawed greatly simplifies the issue at hand. There are two very good cases on either side of the argument, and "drawing a line" as you say is virtually impossible. Tax breaks for corporations that stay here certainly help, as does buying American, but as long as the general populace goes after the least expensive option in the majority of cases corporations have to continue to cut costs any way they can to be competitive.

Personally, I'd like to see less outsourcing, but it's not inherently bad.

DreamArcades:
I almost forgot. Here's a YouTube video that shows a little more of the shop and the arcades. Might be of more interest to BYOAC members.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_mnCBZHBOw[/youtube]

Ummon:
That's a weird video.

DaOld Man:
Cool man, looks like you guys are doing real good.
Ever think about expanding to Ky?

Donkey_Kong:

--- Quote from: DreamArcades on March 03, 2008, 07:51:28 pm ---I almost forgot. Here's a YouTube video that shows a little more of the shop and the arcades. Might be of more interest to BYOAC members.

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This is the video you should be passing around Mike. It's perfect for getting new people back into arcade games. Too bad you didn't have that reporter to help answer the phone and sell everyday, she's good. Keep up the good work, nice operation. I'll add a link to your website and the video to NiceCarvings.com



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