In article <30ncl7F31v0l6U1@uni-berlin.de>, sryn@yahoo.DELETETHIS.com 
says...
> 
> "Vernon North" <verno@oyama.bc.ca> wrote in message 
> news:MPG.1c0fb7523bdcb86e989af6@shawnews.vc.shawcable.net...
> > In article <8g3cq0tpbp3sfi3iackt4pophbmhpa6ua7@4ax.com>, russj41
> > @concentric.net says...
> 
> > That WAS the plan, but it's not happening.
> >
> > A recent documentary on trade with China tracked shipments in and out of
> > China through Long Beach harbour as an example.  Over $33B from China in
> > 2003, but only $3B back to China, most of it raw materials.  It's not
> > working out as planned.
> 
> > In the meantime, the manufacturing capacity of the US economy is being
> > dramatically hollowed out.  As one who has studied economics and
> > business, I used to take it on faith that "international trade benefits
> > all participants", but I'm not sure that is true without limits.  At
> > what point will the US have contracted out enough jobs that only those
> > in knowledge and service industries have work?  I think we're seeing
> > some of that now, assisted by government policies that incent businesses
> > to pack up their machinery and move it off shore.
> >
> > Verno
> 
> How about copyright / intellectual property / franchise (whatever) returns 
> to the company's base country?

How about them?  Are you proposing that they take the place of jobs for 
American workers?  Or that these fees somehow offset the taxes lost when 
American jobs move offshore?  Or?
> 
> CocaCola, McDonalds, Disney, HKSB etc obviously make money (but not 
> necessarily making profits) in foreign markets.

And???
> 
> These returned monies must also be paid their company taxes in the company's 
> base country.

And???
> 
> Are those (massive ?) taxes then distributed evenly in govt. programmes to 
> help out / re-educate / re-train / alleviate (supposed) hardships / etc. in 
> the communities most directly affected by the (obvious/visible) trade 
> imbalances with other trading nations?
> 
Distributed evenly in government programs?  :-)

Allow me a derisive snort -- not for your question, but for the notion 
that governments care about spending tax monies in any way aside from 
helping their re-election.  SNORT!

Verno