HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?

If you really want to see the best alternative to the present economic system read G.K. Chesterton works on how
the ancient and true economic smallest unit is the family not the individual.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-financial-building-project-collapsed-2015-7

It may be worth considering that, even if one is a rich audiophile, long-term personal and societal interests might be better served by attending a more modest school instead of say,Harvard, and the money saved on tuition could be better spent on purchasing audio equipment that meets a rigorous "home-grown" standard of acceptability. Rather than acquire electronics of questionable origin, the safe, and yes, patriotic route would be to purchase gear which is unquestionably made in the U.S.A.

As I consider the points raised in this thread, I can't help but think of the work of the French sociologist, Emile Durkheim.

Much of Durkheim's work was concerned with how societies could maintain their integrity and coherence in modernity; this in an era in which traditional social and religious ties are no longer assumed, and in which new social institutions have come into being. One can only wonder what Durkheim might have thought of goods made in China and sold elsewhere without obvious reference to the country of origin.

Talk2me,

You stated, "But, they are still getting rave reviews, just not from me." Lots of companies get so-called "rave" reviews. But since a lot of the review industry is corrupt I believe we should read any "rave" advisedly.

I don't see an alternative in education where the rich goes to Harvard and middle class goes to community college. Like I've said the big fish always eats the smaller fish. Only the rich becomes richer.
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and the problem is ...

Of course people with more resources have more flexibility and options. Their wealth grows expondentially and it's true, rich gets richer.

With education and hard work, capitalism offers the best opportunities to improve ones social status. The alternative is a nanny state where everybody loses with no hope. No growth, no innovations and permanent high unemployment and recession.

If money is important to you, stop feeling sorry for yourself and take action. If you can't make in the good old USA, you can't make it anywhere. There are reasons people are risking their lives trying to enter US.