Part of being a good investor is continuing ongoing education. Refusing to learn new things is a sign of a closed mind and absolute stagnation. Being open to new information helps the decision making process and results in making much better decisions.
In this light, the recent film, "The China Question " is something every American should watch one or more times to better understand the impact our consumption decisions are having and how US government and US business policy decisions relating to China need to change. There isn't a better time than the present to try to understand China current events.
In this very personal piece of journalistic inquiry, filmmaker Brook Silva-Braga spent over a year traveling both China and America to better understand the economic, political and moral implications of China's rise.
Whether or not one agrees with the film's conclusions if you care about America, become educated before making that next big purchase. It is too simple to concentrate on price alone and buy the "cheapest" items without regard to where they're manufactured . (Did you know that many kitchen cabinets are now made in China?) We need to better realize the broad and deep impact such decisions are having on our lives.
We are the frog in the pot - the water is always cosy and there's no reason to leave - till it is too late and we realize at the very end we have been boiled.
The Chinese are following Sun Tsu's Art of War from a business viewpoint "if you have got any doubts of this, read The Art of War and you will see Chinese leadership is following a long term method engineered to enrich their society at our expense.
Unless/until we wake up and force our administration and corporate leaders to make different decisions, we will face taking a distant back-seat to a dominant China who's agenda flows from a Communist Military Dictatorship.
The only possible way to coerce change is to vote for politicians who will think long-term and for the good of generations to come as well as to vote with our wallets and support products that are absolutely made in the United States.
A global economy isn't bad and *some* production in China is OK. It is fine to produce products across the world to reach all those markets although not at the sacrifice of our own economy and our own middle class and not at the cost of giving away our secrets and best manufacturing processes.
The process of saving this great country from demise and restoring our economy begins at home with each and every deal even if it requires paying a touch more for what we consume.
To learn more about this very important subject and how to get a copy of the film, please visit thechinaquestion.com.
In this light, the recent film, "The China Question " is something every American should watch one or more times to better understand the impact our consumption decisions are having and how US government and US business policy decisions relating to China need to change. There isn't a better time than the present to try to understand China current events.
In this very personal piece of journalistic inquiry, filmmaker Brook Silva-Braga spent over a year traveling both China and America to better understand the economic, political and moral implications of China's rise.
Whether or not one agrees with the film's conclusions if you care about America, become educated before making that next big purchase. It is too simple to concentrate on price alone and buy the "cheapest" items without regard to where they're manufactured . (Did you know that many kitchen cabinets are now made in China?) We need to better realize the broad and deep impact such decisions are having on our lives.
We are the frog in the pot - the water is always cosy and there's no reason to leave - till it is too late and we realize at the very end we have been boiled.
The Chinese are following Sun Tsu's Art of War from a business viewpoint "if you have got any doubts of this, read The Art of War and you will see Chinese leadership is following a long term method engineered to enrich their society at our expense.
Unless/until we wake up and force our administration and corporate leaders to make different decisions, we will face taking a distant back-seat to a dominant China who's agenda flows from a Communist Military Dictatorship.
The only possible way to coerce change is to vote for politicians who will think long-term and for the good of generations to come as well as to vote with our wallets and support products that are absolutely made in the United States.
A global economy isn't bad and *some* production in China is OK. It is fine to produce products across the world to reach all those markets although not at the sacrifice of our own economy and our own middle class and not at the cost of giving away our secrets and best manufacturing processes.
The process of saving this great country from demise and restoring our economy begins at home with each and every deal even if it requires paying a touch more for what we consume.
To learn more about this very important subject and how to get a copy of the film, please visit thechinaquestion.com.
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About the Writer John Larsen is President and Chief Analyist of AmplifiedFinancial. For more insights on markets and industrial conditions, feel free to visit Point of View.