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From: bnsokol@orchid.waterloo.edu (Brad Sokol)
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Subject: Re: GATT declares U.S. - Japan chip pact illegal
Message-ID: <12375@orchid.waterloo.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 88 20:47:24 GMT
References: <2441@unicus.UUCP> <1259@hubcap.UUCP> <1641@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <1813@ihlpm.ATT.COM> <3297@fluke.COM>
Reply-To: bnsokol@orchid.waterloo.edu (Brad Sokol)
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In article <3297@fluke.COM> strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong) writes:
>The US is the most powerful country in the world
>
>We have twice the people as the Japanese
>
>We have twice the money of the Japanese
>
>We have 10 times the land, and gobs of natural resources; The Japanese have
>none.
>
>	Are you trying to tell me we can't compete with those people because
>our economic system is inadequate to the task? 
>
>	Are you trying to tell me the Japanese are inherently capable of more
>than Americans; perhaps have some secret weapon?
>
>Nonsense!

The Japanese are _currently_ capable of more than Americans (and Canadians)
in general because they are willing to work harder, longer and better than us.

>Norm   (strong@tc.fluke.com)


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