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From: san@peora.UUCP (Sanjay Tikku)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: War With Japan
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Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 09:41:54 EST
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> 	We import more from Japan than we export to Japan. 
> The legislator seems to think that by putting up trade
> barriers against Japanese products the imbalance
> will be corrected.    That seems to me to be naive.
> 
> 
> 	I  can not imagine any advantage we would get from
> a war with Japan.  Right now in Fremont, California 
> hundreds of people are working at the GM plant again
> because Toyota bought it and started producing cars
> there.  It helps everyone.  Who cares where corporate
> central is?   
> 
> Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382    ihnp4!pesnta   -\
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	It is not as simple as you put it. The problem of US trade deficit
is multifold. It is partly due to high value of dollar(making American goods
expensive), partly due to questionable product quality( making consumers
prefer Japanese etc products) and partly due to Japanese trade barriers.

	If you think that Japanese are dealing a straight hand and only their
product quality and managerial qualities earn them their trade surplus, then
it is you who is naive. I suggest you do some more research into US-Japanese
trade and I am sure that you will realize that what legislators are now
pushing for is long overdue.

	Sanjay
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