Subject: Pass it on, Americans!!! ***THANKS TO 1ST SGT. HEINE (RET.) *** Are we Americans as dumb as we appear or just that we do nt think? While the Chinese held our plane & its crew hostage, (they are free now, thank the Lord) presumably to get more time to inspect the plane, the media wrangled it's hands & criticized the Bush Administration for perceived errors. Yet 70% of Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended. Well, duh... whu do you need the government to suspend trading privileges. DO IT YOURSELF!!! Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy & if it says "Made in China" or "PRC" (and that now includes Hong Kong) simply choose another product or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, however you will be equally amazed at what you can do without. Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs use real ones & benefit some American Farmer. Easter is just an example, the point is, Do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own. If 200 million Americans refuseto buy just $20 each in Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor.. Fast! The downside? Some American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory. The solution, lets give them fair warning. So, we will not implement this UNTIL May 1st, and we will only continue it until June 1st. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12 of the total or 8% of their American eports. Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance & lawlessness were worth it. Remember, May 1 to June 1. Send this to everybody you know. Show them we are Americans and NOBODY can take our people & hold them. Pass it on America!