They're weak because their wussies. 

Cheap labor, cheap product, cheap labor laws, cheap food, cheap cheap cheap.

Someone shoot the bird before it cheeps again.

We used to make cars from steel, now it's weak ass aluminum and fiberglass.  And we put a $40k price tag on it?  Whose buying?  Only those that are dipping into their retirement savings.  Is it worth it?  probably not.

Cheap food.  If everyone was eating horses, and they couldn't taste the differance thinking it WAS beef...is it really a problem?  Market the horse meat.  "Is this burger a horse burger?"  You bet it is, and that's the truth.  Straight from the horses mouth.

We BUILD skyscrapers, bridges, roads, by a STRONG LABOR FORCE...contracted out to the LOWEST BIDDER.  Cheap labor, cheap materials, cheap workmanship.

So... the U.S. has a strong dollar.  And everyone else has a weak dollar.  And those with weaker money, are getting better deals.

But the product is crap?

Sometimes, cheap isn't the best option.  And sometimes a Strong Dollar does have it's uses.  And if your one of those Wall Street guys, or one of those pissants that trade stock options...screw you.

"If we had a weaker dollar, we'd be raking in the money...."  Who would be raking it in...?

For every dollar earned, there is a dollar lost.

For someone to earn a dollar, someone else has to lose a dollar.  It's not all about printing out money and shoving it out to the banks.  I believe that would be a huge mistake.  Propping up a bank with cash that they don't earn, isn't the best policy.

But buying cheap product isn't the best policy either.  I'm sure Levi, Macy's, Target, all get loads of kickbacks from having their stuff made in Pakistan, Israel, and India.  A product that costs $3.00 to make, being sold overseas for $60-$500...is kinda bullcrap.  They can still earn a profit, they don't have to gut us.  Reason why I wait till the product is 60%-80% off before I buy it.

Seriously.  Go to the store, look at the options for the product..."25% off...30% off, 50% off...80% off...."  Are they really trying to get rid of product that isn't selling...or are they trying to make themselves out to be master of discounts knowing full well they're still making a profit....

80% off?  $60.00 item turns into $12.00?  Really?

Do you really need $60.00 jeans that actually only cost $2.50 to make in india?  And it's only going to cost you $12.00 in six months, because some store tried to fleece your stupid brain?

Time = deals.  Deals equal actual savings.

If the item is $500.00 and it's got a 15% discount...it's probably made in america.  And that's a Strong dollar working for you.  With probably a strong product to back it up.