Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I was surprised to learn that my Miele canister is made in China.  I have the Miele Plus.  I was looking at the sticker on the machine after awesome cleaning session with Mr. Miele and noticed in very small letters that it is made in China.... but some of the components come from Germany and others come from China.  Are any Mieles made in Germany, or is that just where the company is headquartered?  I don't love the vacuum any less, just thought that was interesting.  Maybe things made in Germany aren't that great anyway... .My Rowenta Surflline iron has been a disappointment for quite some time!

Thank you M00seUK:

I used the "junkie" and "drug dealer" analogy for a reason.  Junkies are dependent on their dealers.  Dealers have the final control.  What if the dealers dump the junkies?  Or worse insist on higher prices?  With this control and power comes the ability to cheapen product and charge the same/more.  Especially later down the road when the junkie [country's economy] is in real trouble and can't find other buyers [dealers] of our debt.  Greece is a good example.  Greece is at the mercy of the EU for a bailout and its survival as a nation.  What's to stop China from dictating to US and EU countries if these countries need China to continue to buy their debt?

It's a slippery slope.  There's no worry when there are buyers for US/EU debt.  What happens when the buyers dry up and/or insist on higher yields.  The pressure will only mount. 

Carmine D.

PS: $54 BILLION in USA taxpayer funds went to the IMF [International Monetary Fund] to bailout Greece.  It's my taxpayer money but I didn't give the approval for this funding.  Quite the opposite, I would have declined.  Why should I pay for years and years of the Greek's liberal government entitlement programs.