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    #21
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    I have a better idea on how to "protect" the pretty receptionists.
    haha

    ummm...

    okamoto?


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    #22
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    But all the cars sold by CATS are imported.
    aw oo nga pala.. heheheh my bad

    i was pertaining sa ibang brands ahehehe

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    #23
    Dapat ban lang sa 2nd hand cars.Grabe ang dami nyan sa Port Irene! Though for sure takot yang si Noynoy galawin yan dahil alam nyang matinding magalit yang si Enrile.But I hope matigil nayan.

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    #24
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    I have a better idea on how to "protect" the pretty receptionists.
    I think it is responsibility of tsikot.com posters to protect the pretty receptionists.

    However, to "protect" our auto industry, it also boils down to the policies (tariffs, red tape, corruption, etc.) and other costs of doing business here and is not really all about going after gray market or surplus imports. We have leftist labor groups, high power rates, taxes, red tape, etc. which pretty much also affects the local auto industry (and most industries at that). If we have a favorable business climate then perhaps second hand imports would not have been much of a problem/issue since purchasing power of consumers will be better, forex rates would be favorable, we'll have more exports, and product manufacturing would be cheaper.

    The reason why the imports sell is because it offers an attractive price for products that the consumers want.
    Last edited by vinj; July 5th, 2010 at 05:10 PM.

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    #25
    Quote Originally Posted by vinj View Post
    We have leftist labor groups, high power rates, taxes, red tape, etc. which pretty much also affects the local auto industry (and most industries at that). If we have a favorable business climate then perhaps second hand imports would not have been much of a problem/issue since purchasing power of consumers will be better, forex rates would be favorable, we'll have more exports, and product manufacturing would be cheaper.
    Exactly!

    Why target a single "sector" which will only have a limited effect when other potential targets would have wider ranging benefits?

    An overly leftist labor force actually becomes a problem for industry in general. A good example in history is the dock workers in UK. They contributed to the general decline in UK shipping industry a few decades ago until a new technology made them obsolete.

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    #26
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    An overly leftist labor force actually becomes a problem for industry in general. A good example in history is the dock workers in UK. They contributed to the general decline in UK shipping industry a few decades ago until a new technology made them obsolete.
    KMU.

    How many people here in the south are out of jobs because of their aggressive manipulation?

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    #27
    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    KMU.

    How many people here in the south are out of jobs because of their aggressive manipulation?
    How about the number of companies closed that used to manufacture it's own products in-house? KMU over-reacts and creates a work stoppage.

    The business owner realizes it would be cheaper and simpler to farm out and do sub-contracting all the product manufacturing that used to be done in-house. Some products are simply imported from abroad (like china) and end up even cheaper for the business owner.

    All workers now end up out of a job.

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    #28
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    How about the number of companies closed that used to manufacture it's own products in-house? KMU over-reacts and creates a work stoppage.

    The business owner realizes it would be cheaper and simpler to farm out and do sub-contracting all the product manufacturing that used to be done in-house. Some products are simply imported from abroad (like china) and end up even cheaper for the business owner.

    All workers now end up out of a job.
    Ditto. Most of the products that used to be manufactured here now come from other countries in the region (i.e General Electric, Colgate - Palmolive) due to the more favorable climate elsewhere. Maybe we can also outsource Congress to Singapore then have Tom Clancy lead the AFP.

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    #29
    capitalists had to adapt to the hostile labor environment

    kaya nagkaroon ng "contractual"

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    many would rather import finished goods than manufacture locally

    you need less employees to run an import business

    just a few office staff, warehouse people, delivery people

    less employees, less headache

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    #30
    ^^Kaya pala ang daming very fancy sa FOREX these days marami kasi import na lang... Dati siguro mga 5-6 years ago, mas konting tao ang interested in FOREX...

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