Hi Seashore - thank you for this information. I have added Mr. Cook's website to my list of favorites.
I have been reading
The Coming China Wars by Peter Navarro - written in 2006 but pretty spot on.
http://www.totalpicture.com/shows/bi...r-navarro.html
Mr. Cook and Mr. Navarro both stress the importance of local production and local buying. Where I live it has become increasingly difficult to purchase locally made products (except for food).
The only local manufacturing we have is cabinet making - sad how things have changed so much in the past 20 or so years.
I am making it my New's Year's resolution to try and rectify this and spread the awareness.
El