[quote=briansd1]flu, if Taiwan can do it, why can’t we?
In 1949 when the KMT fled to Taiwan, that island was an economy backwater.
I don’t think that businesses are too worried about the new health care bill. The stock market moved up in response to the passage of the bill.
I understand that small businesses are having a hard time because of lack of sales. But it’s not because of health care reform that’s not been implemented yet.[/quote]
What part of “The U.S. government is fiscally broke (IE have no money) versus the Chinese and Taiwanese government have huge surpluses” do you not understand. Let’s do some investigation, but I’m willing to bet money that the Chinese and Taiwanese government do not nearly pass these “costs” along to businesses.
BTW: most tech companies in asia I work with are on 6 day to 7 day work weeks, if you want to talk about productivity. Also, I think most americans would probably object to a 6-7 work weeks.
That’s what we’re facing in the U.S in terms of cost structures. You add that up, maybe you can start to understand why while this bill isn’t the only issue driving up cost, anything that is driving up cost doesn’t help us to be more competitive.
