Good information that we all need to know.

[Ranger R61]

For my other possible reason
You are not a registered Dem

[deathb4disco]

Mr Weaver is well respected in our county. This is no fable or doctored up You Tube video. These are simply the facts about his businesses. This is a known fact in our small mountain county of 28,000 folks. Since our economic downturn folks in our community have been a little jumpy about how many of our products are made in China.

The following is Mr Weaver's answer as to why he has his products manufactured in China. He does this with no policical bias. In fact he calls out both major parties. The first 4 mentioned are Republicans and the last 2 are Democrats. His is not afraid to name the folks he dealt with from the local level up to our State Senators.

I don't know Jack Weaver personally but I do know he is well thought of in our county.

We have absolutely lost what common sence we ever had.


I understand the frustrations people have over foreign made products and most especially China. For 16 years I made products in China - and I still do. Why? I was sued by OUR, YOURS AND MINE, U.S Dept of Labor for using "cottage Industry workers" (contract employees). The final settlement with OUR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT was that I would not produce another item in the USA for three years on a contract basis.I had taken people off of welfare, public assistance, etc. One young lady, Sarah, confined to a wheelchair - now she is back on public assistance programs, was making $25,000 a year part time. When I stopped producing and terminated 300 jobs most of those people went back on public assistance programs. More recently, and most of you are aware of the fact that for TWO YEARS, and over $20,000 investment in paper work and innumerable hours, I tried to set up an herbal winery in Rural Retreat and received ABSOLUTELY ZERO - ZERO- help to get through our over layered bureaucracy on both a federal level and a state level. NONE - ZERO - response from our elected officials, Annie B Crockett, Morgan Griffith, Bob McDonald and especially the worthless in my opinion, Bill Bolling, as well as Senators Warner and Webb, heads of public federal agencies such as Rural Development, Department of Agriculture on both State and Federal and the list goes on. Guess what - that business was moved overseas too. Did China take it? NO, we sent it.The bottom line is not that China is taking our jobs - it is that we are sending our jobs overseas. There are not many things that we could not produce in this country on a competitive basis and most entrepreneurs want to provide jobs and produce products in the USA but we do not have the time, the capital and the support (outside of lip service) from those we elect to help us do what we do best - being entrepreneurs. There are so many opportunities here in the USA for businesses but to get through our over layered bureaucracies on all levels, local, state and federal is totally overwhelming. So if you want jobs and products to come home - and they would - is to make all levels of government accountable. Truly it is that simple. We keep sending back the same old people to public offices thinking we are going to get different results.Jack Weaver

I highlighted the key phrase. I don't think companies send jobs overseas as much as they are driven overseas by an increasingly hostile business environment here in the US. Capital goes where it is treated the best.

[Ranger R61]

For my other reason
You are not a registered Dem

[Ranger R61]

Why do you think Apple Computer has their products built overseas. Takes to long and tooooo much red tape in the USA. If they need to change a product it may take a couple years, and a lot of money, here but a couple months in China.

[heavyfoot]

Well if the staff checked the top 10 contributor list my name wasn't on it!

[gabowman]

The only incumbunts I vote for are the ones I know personally and KNOW what good they have done during their stint in office. Some that I have known that were incumbunts didnt get a second vote from me too.

[heavyfoot]

Why do you think Apple Computer has their products built overseas. Takes to long and tooooo much red tape in the USA. If they need to change a product it may take a couple years, and a lot of money, here but a couple months in China.

Yes I know what your talking about red tape. I traveled to and conducted business in China mostly in the southern end Shen Zhen from 1988 to 2008 focused on computers and subassemblies.

[Lowellhturner]

THEN elect whom ever you TRUST with write in ballots. ONCE we give up the right to vote, the ONLY thing left is the chains..."grassroot" them into offices; but ELECT them with them assured that as soon as they change loyalties, it`s "ASTA LA VISTA (DELETED)..."