Perhaps you noticed that I posted not like a Romanian or an American patriot but, simply as a small entrepreneur making his living in a free market economy. I am not against FAIR competition. Being better than some of my competitors I myself have had displaced or forced others into doing a finer job. Reversely, my competition made me be of the quality and gave me the size that I am today, for I too am im/pressed and/or inspired by my seniors.
FAIR competition is good for economy and for consumers too. In today’s world competitive edges were all relative and temporary till China had taken a seat at the table. With the rise of China, things got dead dirty for this huge player is not playing by the rules, and in so doing it aims at destroying competitors by absorbing their productive energy and stealing their intelligence property. China’s game is clear and hard to counter because it “capitalizes” on its best assets: demographics and a tough political system. 300 million Chinese people would then “compete” in the open with the world while another billion Chinese people would work for food, and fully serve and support their warlike machine. They force cosmic losses onto ¾ of their human reservoir but, being so obedient and populous of a country, that burden makes us collapse long before China will do so.
Why am I producing in Romania? Because I was awaken when a short lived window of opportunity, right after the fall of the communism, allowed me to open a small business with very little money that I saved in America. Another good reason was that working with my own people made communication and trust much easier than if I was to lean on foreigners. I had much to communicate and teach my workers, and even more to trust them with when being in America, searching and securing a niche in a very narrow market.
Windows of opportunities don’t equate with slavery. Romanians’ salaries are just a quarter of the European average but prone to grow as their country will join UE on January 1, 2007. For many years now prices have raised and dollar has fallen in order to align with UE’s economy and currency. My workers do have a month of paid vacancy, Eastern and Christmas vacations and bonuses, are paid twice as much for their overtime, and retirement and health insurance are mandatory. More over, the really estate came to be just as high as in US, sales tax of 19% and profit's taxed with 16%, the gasoline is about $5/gallon, power and hitting costs are huge, as entire Europe is dependent on Russian gas, tools and materials are much more expensive than here. My people work with American machineries, tools and equipment flown from here for this very reason. Ultimately, what I gain in labor I must pay back in transportation by air from Romania to the US. When I make a mistake, a replacing frame is UPS-ed directly from my factory to Washington or Dallas for $150 (4-5 lb). See? I may have an inexpensive labor edge but that edge is vanishing by the day and fair and straight competition is what keeps us on the market. I don’t see American Choice like one of those Chinese operations. Want an ultimate piece of evidence? If I were to sell at dumping prices, I’d be represented in more than 3.49% of the total grumblers’ shops after being around here for six years now.
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