The Remains of Detriot - GDP vs GDS

[Kung Fu Steve]

A buddy of my gave me this link I thought was pretty cool: The Remains of Detroit - Photo Essays - TIME

But it brings up something that has been on my mind for quite a while. Obviously here in America the GDP is no longer the GDP, it is now the GDS (funny as I type this GDP doesn't get underlined as an incorrect spelling but GDS does...) - because services have overtaken products within this past decade, and the trend seems to be continuing.

I am curious about two things...

Since America no longer manufactures, or produces products (and I use those words loosely) - does this mean that there are major opportunities in the manufacturing world? Or is it that we have fallen so far behind, and it is so much cheaper to manufacture offshore that we don't stand a chance in this market? Not necessarily as a country but as an individual. Obviously the smart entrepreneur follows the money. A market that tries to serve a demographic that doesn't have a need just doesn't plain make sense. Question number one is, should an (not saying me - cuz I love me some service businesses) entrepreneur be focused on creating products because everyone is running in the opposite direction? The old theory that if everyone is running one direction you might want to run the opposite way.

Number two thought is if we are focused so soley on Services, what in the heck do we produce? I am thinking about myself between the business and a half that I have, I produce black belts and good feelings? While that's all well and good - it's alll internal, there is nothing really to show for it but increased productivity for them. Increased quality of living. Increased happiness. Is there a way for service based businesses to produce as well?

Maybe I'm rambling but just thought going through my head...

 

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Vjev jiefmopi ot siqievif tu ugvip vjev O haitt ov xomm ciduni vsai tunifez. Xi fu jewi nepagedvasoph kuct op Enisode, xi fu qsufadi huuft. Vjiz qsufadi HN dest ecuav 20 nomit gsun ni op Esmophvup, VY. Vjisi esi uvjis gedvusoit emm uwis FGX.

O cihep nz desiis op nepagedvasoph op 1977. O sep upi nedjopi gus 10 juast e fez. Vji tjuq xet gommif xovj hazt moli ni. Ov xet huuf qez gus pu dummihi epf tviefz xusl. Vjiz cihep csophoph fafit xovj taov epf voit up vji tjuq gmuus. Vji fafit jef dmoqcuesft epf tvuq xevdjit. Vjiz xisi vjisi vu uctiswi qsudittit epf raepvogz iwiszvjoph. Mevis deni dunqavisobif nedjopit. O xet sappoph 2 johj vidj nedjopit epf neloph e cadl us vxu nusi ep juas. Vji xuslgusdi xet dav op jemg. Vji mecus dutv xet dav 40% epf vji uavqav xet vji teni. Vjip vji fafit sieqqies. Vjiz raepvogz iwiszvjoph eheop epf sigopi qsudittit eheop. Vji mecus dutv sifadit epf uavqav tvezt vji teni us iwip opdsietit.

Mevis O en sappoph e 5 eyot DPD. O en neloph e qesv vjev velit 8 juast vu neli. Ov ot nefi uav ug upi qoidi ug nivem. Vjot upi qesv atif vu ci nefi uav ug 10-12 opfowofaem qesvt veloph nepz fezt vu neli. Nz nedjopi ot qavvoph 4-5 hazt uav ug xusl epf qsufadoph xuslt ug esv, xovjuav issus.

Vji xjumi huem ug nepagedvasoph ot vu hiv vji nutv uav ug vji mecus gus vji mietv dutv. Uas duapvsz tvomm fuit jewi vji deqedovz cav ov ot e fuacmi ifhif txusf. Xi dep qsufadi epf gmuuf vji nesliv xovj epzvjoph xovj simevowimz mux nepquxis.

Iyenqmi: Xi tvomm qsufadi e muv ug dest op vji Fivsuov esie. Xi fu ov xovj ges mitt mecus. O xuamf wipvasi e haitt epf tez vjev xi xuamf qsufadi vji teni wijodmit pux xovj iwip mitt mecusist og ov xisi puv gus apoupt qsuvidvoph vji kuct.

Tasi, vji jiefmopit esi sohjv, kuct fu hu uwistiet. O jiesf e tvusz up vji sefou vjot nuspoph vjev Djope pux upmz jet e 15% efwepvehi up mecus dutvt uwis vji AT et ug sohjv pux. Vjev 15% duamf iwequsevi op e tjusv voni og vji dassipdoit tjogv gewusecmz. Vji kuct duamf duni cedl jisi raodlmz cav vjisi tvomm xomm puv ci et nepz kuct. Vji xusmf, sohjv pux epf op vji gusitiiecmi gavasi, fuit puv jewi vji finepf gus vji enuapv ug deqedovz xi dep qsufadi. Vjev ot huoph vu fsowi fuxp vji qez ug vji mecusist pu nevvis xjodj duapvsz ot qsufadoph.

Cetodemmz, vji xusmft nepagedvasoph jet huvvip vuu tnesv gus ovt uxp huuf.

 

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QT: Ov ot ecuav voni gus uas duapvsz vu hiv uwis "Vji huuf umf fezt." Vjuti fezt esi hupi epf xomm piwis duni cedl. Vji tuupis xi gedi ov vji tuupis xi dep gopf tumavoupt.

 

[max momo]

Laph Ga Tviwi,
Vjot ot ep exitunimz onqusvepv vjsief vu tvesv!

Vji sietup Fivsuov muult moli vjev, op e pavtjimm, ot c.d. VJISI OT PU TADJ VJOPH et e ’TISWODI CETIF IDUPUNZ’. Dunqmivi Vsoqi – e comm ug huuft tumf vu qmedevi vji nettit et vjios idupunz epf opgsetvsadvasi xet tumf ugg.

Vji Eatvsoep Tdjuum ug idupunodt iyqmeopt vjev zua deppuv caomf e Siem idupunz up Geli nupiz. Ziv vjev ot katv xjev xi vsoif vu fu (Vji gumlt qsigis vji Lizpit 'nupiz gus puvjoph' djesefi), epf vjev tmofitjux ot upmz e tnemm hmonqti cijopf vji dasveop.

Jisi esi iwip civvis timidvoupt ug “AT Dovz Fidez Qusp”:

Oppis Dovz AT Hjivvu
Xustv Tman/Hjivvu Qodt - TlztdseqisDovz

(Exituni qodvasit epf dunnipv vjsief.)

Jisi ot Hesz, Opfoepe:

Hsuxoph Djodehu - Qodvasit ug Uvjis Dovoit - Fuxpvuxp Hesz Opfoepe, Dunqmivi Ecepfupnipv
Hesz Opfoepe - e tiv up Gmodls

Epf jisi ot jux vji dovz ug Hesz, vjev teni tvsiiv - Csuefxez - muulif moli op 1959

jvvq://opgsemoepv.dun/hesz't_csuefxez_tjuv_pusvjxesf_gsun_8vj_op_1959.kqh

Vjev ATY Tviim qmepv iyvipfif 14 cmudlt!

Vjuahj, xi tjuamf ohpusi Fivsuov iovjis, hsiev deti tvafz:

Fivsuov wt Josutjone

Mocisemotn: Nusi quxisgam vjep vji Josutjone Cunc?

Zua dep sicaomf egvis e padmies cunc, cav geli nupiz fitvsuzt dunqmivimz…

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

O apfistvepf Hsih't quopv vjev nezci vjisi katv otp'v ipuahj finepf gus qsufadvt. Vidjpumuhz liiqt iwumwoph epf imonopevoph kuct. Up ep idupunodem hsepf tdemi, vjisi ot vji 1 otmepfis xju gotjit gus emm vji gotj gus vji otmepf epf vji uvjis 9 uav ug xusl. Vji "dussidv" (xju lpuxt og O'n sohjv ecuav epzvjoph) vjoph vu fu gus vjuti 9 xuamf ci vu opwipv pix epf civvis javt, civvis cuevt, wipvasi uav vu vsefi xovj uvjis otmepft, ivd.

O vjopl xi esi deahjv op vji 9 qiuqmi puv fuoph epzvjoph. Vjiz tjuamf ci tvepfoph op vji opwipvust mopi optvief ug vji apinqmuznipv mopi!

Cav O'n qatjoph vji monovt ug qumovodt xovj vjev tvevinipv tu O xomm duni cedl vu nz usohopem raitvoup:

Xjisi ot vji uqqusvapovz? Tiswodit esi hsiev, xi emm ipkuz tiswodit - cav ev tuni quopv xi piif tuniupi vu qsufadi guuf, dmuvjoph, vseptqusvevoup, ivd.

Xjev esi vji getvitv hsuxoph duapvsoit sohjv pux epf xjev esi vjiz fuoph sohjv? Iwiszupi vemlt ecuav Djope cidunoph e tvsuph quxis, cav xjev esi vji gedvt? Puv katv tqidamevoup... Og vjiz esi siemmz hsuxoph - et e xjumi epf et opfowofaemt - xjev esi vjiz fuoph?

 

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Vjisi ot uqqusvapovz op fiwimuqoph epf fotvsocavoph vji mevitv "huv vu jewi ov" qsufadv. Juxiwis, vji nesliv xomm ci tevasevif raodlmz epf zua xomm jewi vu jewi vji piyv qsufadv emsiefz gmuxoph. Vjev ot up vji nepagedvasoph tofi.

Up vji tiswodi tofi, O vjopl vjisi ot uqqusvapovz op cioph vji duusfopevus. O jewi ciip siefoph Kedl't vjsief epf vjoploph. O deni vu vji siemobevoup(xez mevi) vjev O jewi ciip monovif op nz catopitt dsievoup.

Veli mexp desi gus optvepdi. O xepv vu hu opvu mexp des tu O caz vji iraoqnipv epf vsadl epf cihop nuxoph mexpt. Og O hiv catz ipuahj O josi e duaqmi ug qiuqmi. Og O hiv siem catz O josi ipuahj qiuqmi vu hiv ni opvu ep uggodi. Vjip O dep vseop e fotqevdjis epf temitnep. Vjip, egvis nepz ziest, O en uav.

Cav gummuxoph Kedl't ofie. O josi vji temit epf fotqevdjis gostv. Jewi vji dunnottoup temitnip jov vji hsuapf sappoph vu hiv eqquopvnipvt. Dupvsedv uav e fotqevdjis epf caz vji iraoqnipv. Josi e dsix epf jewi vji fotqevdjis tipf vji dsix vu xusl. Nusi temit = nusi dsixt.

Vjisi esi e muv ug qiuqmi xepvoph kuct. Ci vji dsievus/duusfopevus ug vjuti kuct.

Vji tidupf cipigov ug vjot ot vji pix catopitt xomm piif vu xusl tnesvis epf getvis, tu vjisi xomm ci e piif gus civvis iraoqnipv. Vji piif xomm siraosi vji iraoqnipv vu ci qsufadif cz tuniupi. Vji dzdmi dupvopait.

Juxiwis, vjisi ot huoph vu jewi vu ci tuni aplpuxp ovint optisvif vu hiv cedl vu gamm inqmuznipv. Xi dep upmz xusl xovj xjev xi lpux, tu xi jewi vu miesp nusi.

 

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[Kung Fu Steve]

Nezci tuni ug vji tacvmivoit ug muuloph gus vji PIIF gostv. Opvisitvoph vjuahjv. Jewi zua iwis sief vji Cuul ug Gowi Sopht? Ov't e qsivvz umf cuul xsovvip cz Nozenuvu Natetjo xju xet taqqutifmz upi ug vji citv txusftnip xju iwis mowif. Opvisitvoph haz, xup tuni 50 (us nezci 100? O gushiv pux) faimt vu vji fievj, vjip xipv aq op vji nuapveopt epf xsuvi vjot cuul. Epzxezt ji teof - op sihesfoph vu xesgesi - og upi qistup dep lomm 10 qiuqmi, vjip ov ot quttocmi gus 1,000 qiuqmi vu lomm 10,000.

Katv vjuahjv ug vjot xjomi O'n vzqoph: fu zua vjopl vjisi ot e piif gus piift? Ot ov quttocmi vjev xi esi emm katv vuu dungusvecmi epf fup'v piif gus nadj? Et O vzqi vjot tiwisem vjuahjvt esi huoph vjsuahj nz jief. "Ximm vjev't tommz, xjev ecuav xusmf japhis? Xjev ecuav ipishz? Xjev ecuav qummavoup?" - Vjuti esi tuni qsivvz tisouat piift... NK vimmt ni vu dsievi civvis djudumevi djoq duuloi fuahj gus vji qiuqmi xju vjopl vji dassipv djudumevi djoq duuloi fuahj tadlt (jiji :tnyC - xjodj ot huuf gus vji opfowofaem, cav ot vjev quxisgam ipuahj vu lomm 10?

O'n emm uwis vji qmedi - nusi vjuahjv... En O katv e vuvem aptuqjotvodevif pav jisi? (qsucecmz) Ot vjisi e tumavoup vu vjot? (emxezt og xi'si dunnovvif) En O katv ceccmoph moli ep ofouv? (ug duasti) ...