http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4128556Oh my.
You know, I've always been confused about this singular anomaly of the primitives.
China is a socialist paradise of the workers and peasants with free medical care for all, and generally opposes decency and goodness in foreign affairs.....and of course dislikes George Bush.....and so the primitives should be fulsome in their praise of China, not critical of China.
I don't understand it; is there a chapter missing from that little red book that tells the primitives how to think?
Husb2Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-29-08 11:30 PM
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Small but deadly: Tire Valve Stems made in ..... guess where.
Tire Valve Stem Recall Could Affect 30 Million Cars
The federal government has opened an investigation into whether faulty Chinese-made valve stems could lead to tire failures and potentially serious car accidents. If the investigation triggers a recall, it could affect as many as 30 million vehicles.
Consumer Reports explains, "Cracks in valve stems can cause tires to lose air quickly, and such air loss at highway speeds can result in tire failure and a loss-of-control crash." The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration believes that "as many as 30 million of the suspected valve stems have been distributed in the North American market," since 2006. The suspected valves were distributed by Dill Air Control Products.
Unfortunately, it's very difficult to determine whether or not your vehicle might be affected. The valve stems may be installed on tires from any tire manufacturer. Jalopnik reports, " Identifying a defective valve stem is simple: Dismount each tire from its rim and check. That's right, folks: There's no outward marking to identify the defective valve stems, nor was any tracking system in place to determine who may or may not have received one."
Techno-fandom.org posts photos of the affected stems, which include the Dill TR-413, TR-413 chrome, TR-414 and TR-418 models -- but you have to remove the tires and the valve stems themselves to identify whether you own one of the affected models -- something many consumers may not be able to do on their own, but a tire shop can do for you. Price estimates vary widely.
We'll post updates if the government decides to order a recall of the affected parts.
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-... /
Our local nooz reported tonight that, in fact, they've been recalled.
More cheap ****ing Chinese crap.
Most Favored Nation Status ...... why, again?
OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-29-08 11:34 PM
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1. Why? Because they own us....along with the Saudi's and the Japanese...
They "own" us because of the super-trillion-dollar War on Poverty the past 34 years, all those social programs including the maintenance of the subway cat causing the government to have to spend more money than what it takes in, causing treasury bonds to be issued, causing treasury bonds to be sold to whoever wants to buy them.
riverdeep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-29-08 11:34 PM
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2. Whenever libertarians ask me, 'why would a company want to harm it's own customers?'
I hand them stories like this and ask 'Why don't you tell me?'.
HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-30-08 02:56 AM
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6. Just say "profit"
We have problems like this all the time as Chinese want to substitute their "local" copy-cat vendor who can make the patented part for $0.02 - it sickens me the lack of ethics the Chinese have and also that I am the bad guy if I complain.
loudsue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-30-08 03:13 AM
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7. I've come to HATE our government because of the Chinese imports.
If there was ever ANYTHING that showed their greed, and their blatant disregard for the safety of our citizens, it's the fact that they have put no legislation in place, and funded it, to protect us from this HUGE communist dictatorship that is stealing our jobs, our money and our health...and oftentimes, our lives.
It has to stop. As Obama should say "enough!"
The Big Zero's as likely to say "enough" to a socialist paradise of the workers and peasants with free medical care for all, as is franksolich to say "vote Democrat."
reggie the dog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-30-08 04:28 AM
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8. capitalism can work IF and a big IF, it is run for longterm gain, meaning paying workers a good wage so they can be customers too, building customer loyalty by building quality products, and involves companies providing good benefits and not going overboard on pollution, all the while paying taxes to fund a social system in the country they do business in. When companies think in short term only mentality, search the cheapest labor, and use international boundries to escape labor and pollution control the system breaks down.
reggie the dog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-30-08 04:30 AM
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9. libertarianism for business could work IF and again a big IF people running the companies were decent, moral, and thought of the quality of life of their workers, their customers, and those living near their factories. In the same way anarchy could work if everyone were cool. Seeing as that neither of these cases is true we need goverment to REGULATE business and individuals for the common good........try that one on your libertarian buddies.
cabluedem (77 posts) Tue Sep-30-08 05:43 AM
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10. One reason Libertarianism doesnt work.
Clovis Sangrail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-29-08 11:42 PM
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3. mandatory tpms started in 2005 and reached 100% in 2007 and tpms stems broadcast unique id's that can be traced to manufacturer.
that would be a far easier way to check.
of course... for this to work the stems in question would have to have tpms.
Azlady (10 posts) Mon Sep-29-08 11:45 PM
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4. I was very lucky with one of these tires...
Had a tire blow out on me on a dirt road... going 40.... Mechanic said, had I been on the highway I would have been a different outcome... all 4 NEW tires were replaced they only had 7,000 miles on them. Folks, CHECK your tires daily. Everytime, before getting in your car, check your tires.
AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-30-08 12:19 AM
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5. Checking Your Tires Won't Protect Against Sudden Valve Stem Failure
