[Hoot Gibson]

I would agree on the poor quality as companies what more for their money and less on the consumer.

I can tell you know nothing about quality management and its role in reducing production costs and increasing worker satisfaction. Nobody is happy rolling junk off of an assembly line and nobody is happy buying junk.

BTW, I actually attended a four day seminar taught by Dr. Deming when he was in his late 80s. I have also had other advanced training in statistical process control methods, which is now often referred to as Six-Sigma. Producing a better quality product often lowers production costs dramatically by reducing waste and rework.