our nation demands low priced products ,and theres no reaso n we cant make them usa made shit for fair prices ,but it isnt much of a level playing feild when your only option is buy chinese... or nothing and your govt turns the other direction ,oh and foreign import cars dont come from china ,its more like japan ,big difference there BTW ,but thats why i own only gm/ chevy products .manufacturing is being crushed in this country through slave labor china and the bush administration has done nothing but promote this unethical practice against american workers ,there are many types of manufacturing and the higher tech kind like ive been involved in requires years of skill and know how,and cant be replicated by a robot or automated programming though they can help make it slightly more efficient ,look at packard delphi(gms electronic co.) they are one of the worlds biggest companys they just filed for banckrupcy in oct and 25,000+ jobs were lost so far and so many more companys like them are going down the toilet ,but what do i know? .. ive only been in manufacturing for most of my life and work as a plant manager of a hig htech tool and die /injection mold making company that does work for other companys all over the world .