Mar 28, 2010: Chinese Deodorant Cannons

[Undertoad]

We regulated all the pollution away.

We made it utterly expensive to make things, and then all the manufacturing moved to places where the regulations didn't exist, so it was still cheap. You want to use this industrial solvent? Well, you'll have to build a special room for it, and then you'll have to capture the fumes, and the waste, and dispose of it in an ultra-expensive way, and keep records for it all. Or you could have it made in a place where they don't care and just throw the waste in the river, saving you millions.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

We regulated all the pollution away.

We made it utterly expensive to make things, and then all the manufacturing moved to places where the regulations didn't exist, so it was still cheap. You want to use this industrial solvent? Well, you'll have to build a special room for it, and then you'll have to capture the fumes, and the waste, and dispose of it in an ultra-expensive way, and keep records for it all. Or you could have it made in a place where they don't care and just throw the waste in the river, saving you millions.

Gosh, I miss my OSHA days...

makes me misty for my MSDS book....

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

We regulated all the pollution away.

Very true. But China doesn't have to allow the pollution. We decided we didn't want any, so we regulated it away. We can't control China. China needs to decide for itself if it's going to regulate their pollution away. If they clean up their act, Walmart won't be so cheap anymore, but that would be good for the West because then we would be able to compete with China on a level field.

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by glatt

that would be good for the West because then we would be able to compete with China on a level field.

Not really. They would still have cheaper labor.