Bill, maybe the answer is that we DON'T get off the soapbox.
Deep down inside, I DO think our elected officials listen to us IF we make enough noise. (As Janet is fond of quoting, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease").
The trouble is, this whole financial mess is so interrelated. You can't have manufacturing without banks.
Workers ARE entitled to decent wages, based on their skills and knowledge and unions have helped them achieve that. Government HAS to subsidize promising technology, or it never advances past the "promise" stage.
Possibly, just possibly, we in America have become too used to an inflated standard of living. Should we all accept the "China model"? What is it, about $300/month and NO benefits?
Really, we simply (and it's not so simple) need to learn how to compete/coexist in a global economy. And, it's getting more and more global every day.
I, for one, appreciate your business model, which seems to be: "Give value to our customers, who are our friends".
I don't think I'm alone in my appreciation.
- Jack
