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Old 12-02-2008, 03:13 AM  
Paul Markham
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Who was the fool who went to China and made them a favored trading partner?

I was a dress manufacturer in the East End of London in the 60s and 70s. So don't tell me about cheap imports.

The things we lead the world in and can sell to them have largely been fucked by the crisis. Expecting them to come back and be in our control is stupid. The people with the power want them as well. They want banking, insurance, stock and commodities markets and even technology. Remember China put a man into space and talking about putting men on the moon. They will be taking over the business for putting satellites up, how long before the Shuttle is obsolete and when is it's replacement due?

We can still sell them movies, music, porn, games, programs. No we can't they download them for free on the "free and unregulated" Internet.

We were all to busy down the mall buying cheap crap we did not make and did not need.
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