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Originally Posted by Kaefer
Oh, and by the way, all those factories in China and Taiwan, its robots, its distribution, procurring, and logistic systems were probably designed in America or Western Europe.
Juan
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Actually, most of that sort of technology was designed in Korea and Japan.
It's not just the manufacturing that is shifting to other places, but the research and development is too. If you go into some of these great American universities, you will find that most of the students studying in areas like Science and Engineering are foreign students who will then go back to their countries after they graduate. Most of the computer technology is now being developed in places like Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Another area where the US has always been a world leader is in Medicine. But in recent years, even that is starting to disappear as we continue to fall down the list of industrialized countries in areas such as infant mortality and life expectancy. Western Europe is now purchasing more medical supplies from Cuba than they are from the United States, and even American drug companies are doing more and more of their research overseas.
As a whole, there has been a "dumbing down" of society in this country, and it is affecting us on all levels. If there is any kind of transition going on here, it is that we are falling from our spot as the #1 world economic leader. The only thing today that keeps us a world power is our military. And if you study history, you will find out what happens to countries who lead the world in military but not much else. That will be our fate as well...