[Superman]

Wow. I just read the first few responses and I wonder what you guys are using for brains. You can make this into a thread that bashes the organizations that work toward better wages and benefits for workers. If you want.

You can make it into a thread that pretends German cars are simply more expensive and that's their only appeal.

And I'll think you guys are just a little, no make that a LOT daffy and a LOT argumentative and accusatory. Whiners without a clue.

Fact is, my boss has no financial need to even come to work. The cars he is comparing with the BMW that he now raves about are some of the spendiest cars you see on the road. I got a hot news flash for you, Tobster. The world regards German cars and German engineering to be at the top of the heap for a reason. Go buy yourself a Jaguar if you can't tell the difference.

And those of you who jump at the chance to blame everything on the organizations that work toward the betterment of working men and women can start your own thread.

What I was saying (and I'll go back and continue reading with the hope that someone has more brains than anger) is that Americans have been innovators all along, and that is how we have (in the past) maintained our economic superiority. Don't look now folks, but we're just about to find outselves in a distant fifth place in that category. I'm hoping to have a productive discussion about how we can get back on top and stay there. Maybe this is the wrong place for that.