Dear Leland ...del... > An answer: Stop importing everything, gut NAFTA, WTO, etc. > Bring our jobs > and money back here. > Why is the US importing stuff? Because it is cheaper for the US Consumer to buy low cost goods manufactured more cost effectively elsewhere. The fact that US Goods are so expensive is a "wake-up call". Protectionism is long term folly for the US. Kevin Chisholm - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bioam/ http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/