[Steve D.]

I would say that you would be very hard pressed to find a company even assembling tv sets in the U.S. Even a non-union operation. Just basic economics as outlined in the previous post would prove this out. You can't pay American salaries and benefits to turn out a product and expect to compete with China i.e. in the marketplace. After figuring in all the costs from labor (salaries, health & welfare, pensions ect.) to plant overhead, parts and distribution, you would be selling your product at a net loss per unit. The current problem with U.S.auto makers is a good example of the next major industry to exit this country.That effort is already underway. General Motors is expected to have the worse sales record in it's history this quarter. They've dropped the Oldsmbile line and expect to drop either Pontiac or Buick in the near future. But that's getting off topic, and a long way from this original thread.

-Steve D.