Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
I've long been a reader of several yachting magazines, PMY (Power and Motoryacht) magazine among them, and always enjoy the monthly articles from the editors and publishers of the various mags. They're the top dogs in the magazine industry and have a pretty good handle on what is happening in the boating industry in America and around the world.
The December issue of PMY arrived a couple of days ago and last night I settled down to read through it. In his regular column "Leadline", Editor-In-Chief Captain Richard Thiel said this.....
"A disturbing theme at this year's European shows was the virtual writing off of the U.S. market for 2012 and maybe beyond. Many foreign builders feel our economy and political system are so mucked up that even if we can manage to get things back on track, it'll be a long time before Americans feel secure enough to spend big dollars on big boats."
That doesn't sound very promising for our economy and our political systems.
Your thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with his comments? What say you?
Please don't turn this into a bashing of one party or another, or of one politician or another.
GFC
The December issue of PMY arrived a couple of days ago and last night I settled down to read through it. In his regular column "Leadline", Editor-In-Chief Captain Richard Thiel said this.....
"A disturbing theme at this year's European shows was the virtual writing off of the U.S. market for 2012 and maybe beyond. Many foreign builders feel our economy and political system are so mucked up that even if we can manage to get things back on track, it'll be a long time before Americans feel secure enough to spend big dollars on big boats."
That doesn't sound very promising for our economy and our political systems.
Your thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with his comments? What say you?
Please don't turn this into a bashing of one party or another, or of one politician or another.
GFC