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Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:51:46 GMT
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Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:

(snipped)

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!

Scott Sanburn

Let's be real here!  We still have a trade embargo against Cuba because we're still
miffed that they chose the USSR over *us* for their sugar daddy.  Go ahead, try to
find that argument in any textbook :-)
Beth Reiten



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  Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
 
Beth, While I kind of agree, let's remember that Castro parked several nuclear missiles around 90 miles out of Florida, hence the embargo. I think it is just resentment against Castro, the loony! Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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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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