Trade and Commerce

Post #223,135

9/6/05 1:54:42 PM

Trade and Commerce

in the "glory days" was all about physical goods. Durable production. When we traded, we traded someone a refrigerator, a pump, etc.

French fries don't keep well in overseas containers.

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Post #223,148

by drewk

9/6/05 2:16:59 PM

Sure they do

Rent/borrow/steal the DVD of Supersize Me. Check out the special features. Ponder: WTF do they make those things out of?

Spoiler:

They put one of each type of McSandwhich, an order of fries, and a burger and fries from a neighborhood restaurant, each under their own glass jars. After six weeks the smell from the sandwhiches had gotten so bad his assistant threw them out. At ten weeks, when the janitor accidentally pitched them, the McFries still looked new. I suspect they would keep just fine in overseas containers.

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Post #223,162

by bepatient

9/6/05 3:04:40 PM

I forgot that part.

You're right. They do keep well in an overseas container.

My bad.

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Post #223,205

by Ashton

9/6/05 5:12:43 PM

I suspect that a monomolecular coat of Superglue keeps the

'Freshness' in.

Post #223,169

by boxley

9/6/05 3:22:15 PM

Trade and Commerce in todays world

when you have Giants controlling the product from inception to point of sale there is no room to squeeze profit except from less workers being more productive at a cheaper cost. This does well for your companies bottom line but bodes ill for the longterm existence of the company. A chain wrapped too tight will break.
Just in time may end up being the wrong item too late.
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Post #223,175

by Andrew Grygus

9/6/05 3:38:29 PM

No, the trade that built the middle class . .

. . was mostly in luxury goods (which the monarchial capitalists would pay absurd prices for), including semi-perishable foods like ginger roots, olive oil, spices and the like - and of course slaves to supply the "service economy".

Trade in refrigerators and other major manufactured goods didn't come until the middle class was numerous enough and wealthy enough to make appliance manufacturing worthwhile. If the middle class dies out, so will most of the manufacturing.

With today's transportation we easily send French fies world-wide, along with the oil to fry them in. You've read too many 19th century politico-economic tomes and your mind is stuck in a factory mentality.

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