I agree but unfortunately the few times the executives of the company were gone after, nothing really lasting happened (Enron, Arthur Andersen, Nissan/Ghosn, Chrysler CEO, Ford internal emails about failing PowerShift transmissions, etc.) I feel like USA [as a whole] has a short memory and even shorter planning.
Why do we let China have anything to do with our FOOD and DRUGS?
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I agree but unfortunately the few times the executives of the company were gone after, nothing really lasting happened (Enron, Arthur Andersen, Nissan/Ghosn, Chrysler CEO, Ford internal emails about failing PowerShift transmissions, etc.) I feel like USA [as a whole] has a short memory and even shorter planning.
Thank you. 4+ pages of whining, complaining, and cynicism.
Now, I challenge everyone to list possible REAL solutions that us average folk can engage in to actually turn things around............. 68 years young and I'm clueless.
Buy American, or at least not from countries you don't like.
Go to play of tyrants everywhere. When you can't deny the crime, slander the witness.
Thank you. I try, but it is difficult. I.E., brake rotors. I have EBC now, but it is difficult to verify if they are still UK made (no labels like the pads have). Imagine if China cut off our rotor supply????
We are close to the physical tech node limits. New materials are certainly promising and the future.
But it's fair to say not every application needs a 5nm (or smaller) node. Cars, for example.
Perhaps review 3d NAND flash that vertically stacks layers to increase density.
To me the big issue is who has the technology. TSMC is Taiwan Semiconductor Company and is the biggest wafer fab company. What happens if China wants Taiwan back again? And there is more than TSMC there.
A key reason I bought the Model 3 in Dec 2018 was the reopening of the ex-GM ex-NUMMI plant in Fremont, right up the road from me.
I did not need another vehicle at the time.
Raise kids who have a healthy respect for Capitalism but who also do not worship it like a religious dogma. It’s almost talked about by some like a God which has moral tenets and demands rather than just a financial system. I am definitely a proponent of capitalism however I will not let it drive my morals. Money is a tool. Capitalism is how we get said tool. Morals should be the compass.
the FDA is quite capable of leaving cancer causing components in food by itself.
UMC is pretty small compared to TSMC, and they don’t have any of the more advanced processes.
But it’s complicated. China wouldn’t be able to gain access to TSMC’s fabs in Taiwan by force. Support for the manufacturing equipment would dry up. Plus support ending for manufacturing equipment in mainland Chinese fabs. On top of that, I’m sure there’s already a plan to sabotage the equipment in case of a Chinese invasion.
What that would succeed in doing would be killing most of the world’s supply of wafer production, and especially the most advanced (where only Samsung is remotely comparable). Basically economic suicide that would create immeasurable damage to the world’s economy. I don’t think it will ever happen, but I suppose practical considerations may give way.
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I'm talking about the public going after them. Kind of like how the summer of love protests drew attention.
The issue here is the useful idiots (protestors) are guided by the same interests that control the media, it's all coordinated. The plan is diabolical and it works for their interests only. It's not organic that it just happens to be this way.
With almost total control of MSM, Google SERPS, TikTok, YT, etc, there is a giant informational firewall that mostly prevents anti-narratives from coming out. This is why Elon is getting so much flak despite doing so much for the green movement and tech. It shows the hypocrisy of many because they prioritize propaganda over having some truth speak expose the lies they are trying to cover up.
China was importing garlic for less than it cost them to make. The Government finally stepped in with a 25% Tariff. At one point there were 12 main garlic farms in California there are only 3 left. Christopher Garlic ranch is one. We grow a ton of food in the USA.
It is. Look up the 15 minute segment on Christopher garlic ranch in California. They had to put up with alot. Not sure why China or how they can still sell here with huge Tariffs.
But the next question you need to answer is just WHO decides what is moral? Certainly not our government. Name a better system that has helped more people than Capitalism?
Morals are certainly subjective. But some times it is a layup like this topic. Who except those profiting thinks this is a good thing?
None. Hence why I said I’m a proponent. I can call out issues while still being an advocate. It’s the best. But it isn’t perfect.
Interesting question. In the micro level, our research scientists develop a bunch of molecules and test them and pick one that they think will be beneficial in treating diseases. It hits my side of the business and we explore how to manufacture it at large scale and source the raw materials. Sometimes we can source things from European or American suppliers and sometimes we cannot. Since only about 4% of molecules at this stage get marketing approval, we're mostly focused on timeliness, not global supply chain concerns. The medical team decides what diseases to test it in and designs the clinical trials.
We're getting better and switching to non China suppliers earlier in the development lifecylcle.
Exactly. That's why we are a blended capitalism and socialism economy.
Spot on. That's the point.
1) First ALL food and drugs should absolutely by Federal Law require source of origin, for all ingredients. No exception. Including penalties for USA importers cheezing the system.
2) Begin banning all foods from countries who can't comply legitimately with 1. Doesn't matter what the food is, say 3 different manufacturers in said country caught with no label and show proof, or just caught cheating, 3 strikes per country you are out.
3) I am not sure about an all out food/drug ban because a country hacks, sends in hooker spies, has foreign agents elected in NY, interferes with our elections, etc, but that seems like a pretty easy start.
4) People's boycott. Don't buy and consume the garbage.
2) Begin banning all foods from countries who can't comply legitimately with 1. Doesn't matter what the food is, say 3 different manufacturers in said country caught with no label and show proof, or just caught cheating, 3 strikes per country you are out.
3) I am not sure about an all out food/drug ban because a country hacks, sends in hooker spies, has foreign agents elected in NY, interferes with our elections, etc, but that seems like a pretty easy start.
4) People's boycott. Don't buy and consume the garbage.
We are very careful not to eat anything from china.
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