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Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sun, 22 Aug 1999 06:44:01 GMT
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Troy Cefaratti <dnbnprime@hotmail.com{StopSpam}>
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The US has some strange trade and
tariffs practices as it is. such as embargo's on Cuban products, because • Cuba is
Communist, then we have open trade (Favored nation status) on countries • like
Communist China?! (Chi-Comm's) Go figure!

I think that the main difference here is that China is a HUGE market that US
Companies want to get into, whereas Cuba is not.  And since big companies
pay big money for lobbyists, they usually get what they want....

I htink this is getting a bit off topic for general though...



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  Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
 
Not when the Chi-Comm's give you millions of dollars in campaign contributions for the election and nuclear missile technology! Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
 
(...) I know, I was just trying to supplement tariffs and the like. I would have to look at the 50-60's taxes, import, etc. to see for sure, but it most cases, it is usually better for the company in question to have a US division, to get around all (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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