That's a trade-off if you want larger market share. That's not necessarily a concern ... it means they have to scale their expenses off a smaller revenue base.

As the U.S. trade deficit becomes more and more of a concern, the currency issue and intellectual property are both tougher issues to crack than textiles.

As the U.S. trade deficit becomes more and more of a concern, the currency issue and intellectual property are both tougher issues to crack than textiles,

It's truly a unique product. There's not a lot of competition in terms of what they offer and how they deliver it. It's very convenient, very anonymous, and it's shelf-stable. There's nobody else who's doing it this way.

It's a huge market. The demographics aren't changing ? they're just getting worse. It is, unfortunately, an ever-growing industry.

Our main concern is to not trade in lowering property taxes for an increase in sales taxes.