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In response to "In which ty97 is still amazed that it's cheaper to make something in China and pay the fuel to ship it to he US. -- nm" by ty97

Stick it on a boat with a couple of million of the same thing, and your fuel price per item is pretty low. -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Mar 31 '11, 06:44

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Apparently it works, but that's a big ship going a long way. Still amazes me. - ty97 Mar 31, 06:46 8
- it's not just wages. CHina has fewer environmental and labor regulations. Workers can't exactly rise up and complain. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 06:58
- well, it's not like there also aren't a miilon plus laborers making stuff in maquiladoras in mexico too....nm - x Mar 31, 06:49
- Central American governments are less stable, and there's isn't as much transport infrastructure for shipping to the US -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 06:48 5
  - And also, for some kinds of businesses - if you want to sell in China, you also have to make in China. -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 06:51 4
    - Doesn't mean you have to make the whole world supply there -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 06:52 2
      - they don't! the world supply chain is so much more complex than "china makes everything"... - x Mar 31, 06:57
      - It means that global companies have to have something there. Not everything, but something. - Roger More Mar 31, 06:55
    - *apologizes to China* -- nm - Mattel Mar 31, 06:51

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