Awe13.154 net.auto utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxi!houxg!lime!we13!rjk Wed Feb 3 22:31:33 1982 Sovreign Republic of Detroit FLAME ON! Arrrrgggggg! We could always declare Detroit as a foreign country. Then we wouldn't be forced to buy their garbage. Although Greg's concern for our country's economy is quite commendable, I feel that supporting an organization that continues to ignore quality simply propagates the viscious circle of JUNK = WORSE STATE OF ECONOMY. Is it morally right to "design in" obsolescence for the sake of economy? Would it not be better to make quality, feel good about doing it, and sell more product? When is the last time the government came to the rescue of the Acme wing nut company when they were going under for making #10-23 nuts? Let's not continue to support these idiots when they won't listen to us. It's not the American worker, either. It is the philosophy of Detroit management. If this is not enough of a flame, I can relate the experiences of a close friend who works there. You want to hear some tales of "engineering repression" and "design it to break"? I got a million of `em. FLAME OFF! Sorry, Greg. I can't help soapboxing on this subject. Randy King we13!rjk ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.