It always makes me laugh when people decry the Made in China labels as proof that the US is not good at anything any more.
The truh is our technological, scientific, and medical innovations (to name just a few) have never been better!
Our higher learning institutions are some of the best in the world, our routers and network gear cross the globe, our air planes and space vehicles (don’t just look at what’s available now, look at what’s in the works) are the best in the world. Tesla motors is the biggest innovators in electric cars. Apple has sold over 100 Million iPods (think all those went to US consumers?) and now whiplashed the cell phone industry (and that is the top of the iceberg, their design expertise will soon make it into other areas such as controls for air conditioning systems, art, furniture, to name a few). Intuitive Surgical makes state of the art operating room equipment the likes the world drools over. Boeing (as mentioned earlier) is kicking Airbuss buttocks left and right, and so what if much of its manufacturing is outsourced, the BRAINS and CREATIVE TALENT of the industry is what is important. When people need major surgery (heart transplant, brain surgery) they come to Loma Linda, California (and plenty of other fine US medical institutions).
Don’t even get me started on entertainment, GIS, military technology, industrial engineering…
I’m not trying to sound overly proud, although I damn well should be, but quite honestly stop all this America bashing already! Be proud of where you live and give some credit to those who work their asses off to make your lives easier every single day!
Made in China is just another US innovation, why make it for $1 when you can make it for $0.10! The creative genious is what drives the world in a technological revolution, and the last time I checked we were smack in the middle of one.
