Posted on 03/04/2006 2:25:11 PM PST by Gengis Khan
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Praising India's expanding economy, President Bush warned Friday that fears about job outsourcing to other nations should not prompt the United States to limit global trade. "It's ... important to remember that when someone loses a job it's an incredibly difficult period for the worker and their families," Bush said in a speech in New Delhi. "It's true that some Americans have lost jobs when their companies move their operations overseas," he said. "Some people believe the answer to this problem is to wall off our economy from the world through protectionist policies. I strongly disagree."
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The US is a little bit bigger than those other countries, don'cha think?
I will not tell you.
"That's right. CLING to your ignorance. Maybe it is this fudemental inability to evolve that explains why the Whine All The Time Choir is in such a panic to avoid "Outsourcing" (Aka EXTICTION). It's Called Capitalism. Learn to live with it. It only works better then every other economic system every tried by man."
The company from which I'm retired now grew by a factor of 60 from the early 70's til now. About 1980, its sales from outside the US surpassed its internal US sales. Now, sales in developing nations are one of the biggest drivers of sales gains which continue at an accelerating pace. My company did this largely thru ignoring the fact that borders exist.
Self employed people don't get that benefit.
How about the government "give" everyone health care insurance? Great idea? ONLY FOR SOCIALISTS!
Gee, what about people who get new jobs, with better salaries?
No job, other than teaching, is guaranteed.
People have been fired, for no good reason, in the past.
Injured on the job?
THEY WERE FIRED!
New immigrants, or *gasp* brought in immigrants ( the Chinese ) replacing American born ones?
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE MAJORITY OF AMERICAN HISTORY!
Who spends "dozens of years" ( 24, 26, 42 years ? ) training for a certain profession? It doesn't even take doctors that long!
Yes. But we were not talking about the size.
So these data must be faulty.
Economic freedom? What the heck is that? The power to consume all and maximize profit? So WHAT? If you want to live in a crap hole of economic greed, move to China and become a coal miner.....sheesh.
Any measure of economic freedom must also factor in property rights. I don't think China would score very high in that area.
Just another one of the America Last crowd.
Why not just move to Mexico?
You can live very cheap there, you could probably get a maid, and a couple servants.
"And what was the product they were making or you prefer to be as vague as was your point>?"
It sure seems like there are a lot of angry and/or nasty folks on here tonight.
Stop rambling. I am against the welfare state. My point was that some people here are associating people who are against globalization with being supportive of the welfare state. Your rant just proved it once again.
Exactly. Americans take their little house and bank account as granted (until recently). When the "economic freedom" takes their little house, and land....I hope they understand that it's all for the good of the country, or whatever developer happens to be making the big mulah at the time....
"Last Chance. If you continue to annoy everyone on the board with your current freak show, someone is going to ZOT you. I suggest you Freep Mail me and we will continue this man to man. What are your AFRAID of?"
Well stated.
Actually, while we are doing quite well on the unemployment rate number, Japan's unemployment rate was 4.5% for the month of January 2006 (and that is actually up 0.1% from December when it was 4.4%), and the U.S. number was 4.7% for the same month (down 0.2% from 4.9% in December.)
Exactly, domestic unemployment is related to domestic economic policies (unemployment and health insurance, etc) not international trade.
"However the US government has a DUTY to protect his rights. The government created outsourcing and offshoring to redistribute US wealth around the world. In doing so it has violated the rights of American citizens by forcing INDIVIDUALS to take the financial hit for their globalist goals. That my friend is a complete corruption of our government."
While unions continue to strangle the economy and various mfrs' ability to compete, did you really expect everyone to just stand by and watch? Outsourcing is one of the main answers to the amount of bloat built into big mfg companies in the US.
Notice I'm still posting and the MNJokie is missing in action.....spam and scram=troll.
Great comments....well said.
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