Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later

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Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later

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You know we have all seen it in commercials, a smiling mechanic holding our greasy worn out car part, who smugly states "You can pay me now" (for quality engine oil) or "pay me later" (when you use cheap engine oil), of course we have all seen the cute baby in the Michelin Tire ad, with the heading "You have a lot more riding on your tires" or Fords "Quality is Job #1. No Truer words spoken by North American Manufacturers when it comes to public safety for your family. Why? Well it is pretty easy to understand, these same manufacturers are also consumers of the same product, so it is in their best interest to produce a safe reliable quality product for the North American market to protect their families as well. If not, we certainly have recourse with them.

On the other hand, outsourced cheap, quality and defective consumer products manufactured in China thousands of miles away are another matter. "Again (As I continually bang my head against a Brick wall, while flogging a dead horse on bringing the ongoing dangers of outsourcing to China to Now Public Readers) is it no surprise that the argument against outsourcing to China has again reared it's ugly head to Consumers and North American Manufacturers who place a dollar over the "Health and Safety" of their Families and Clients? Again, as reported in the media our Governments who are so keen to jump on North American manufacturing businesses at the drop of a hat ensuring products manufactured in North America meet stringent safety codes, seemingly sit on their hands, collect a generous government paycheque while turning a political blind eye on low quality unsafe cheap imports which hit our store shelves, ultimately finding their way into the consumer market. The only time our Governments seem to take any action of any is when tragedy strikes and loss of life makes headline news.

The time of consumer complacency has to end. I find Consumers are more vigilant protesting a .25-cent transit increase or gas increase than they are complaining about a dangerous product affecting their life. But then that is only my Opinion as a Now Public Contributor.

My Final Thought
Some may feel I am coming down hard on China Manufacturers, anti free trade etc.
First off, China built the goddamn Wall of China; so if they can build something that lasts a thousand years, surely they can manufacture a quality tire, decent motor oil, pet food or toothpaste.

I find North American consumers are too complacent and suffer from the "Homer Simpson Syndrome", Homer will "sigh" and watch a program he doesn't like, because the remote is out of his reach. Well with the Internet and emails as close at the click of a mouse, North American consumers still feel our Governments and China are too far out of reach to do something. Thus, the “Homer Simpson Syndrome”.

Inevitably North American consumers will lie back and ignore the mechanics words "You can pay me now or pay me later"