[alex_anglin]

Competing in a race to the bottom ought to beg the question about what alternatives and options are. Focusing on efficiency and quality are two examples that would probably be a better long-term bet, with fewer negative secondary effects.

[southeastern]

I don't know why more people aren't saying this. Is it really a majority opinion on this site that a race to the bottom is a good, or even tenable idea?

[nextweek2]

That's the strategy of the Germans.

[koolba]

We all want to be like Germany, but do we have the sheer force of will?