The Great American Job Sellout - Economy In Crisis

www.economyincrisis.org ^ | Sunday, March 19, 2006 | na

[Nathan Zachary]

Try to find Americans to do construction work or build houses.

Teachers unions price themselves out of a job, boo hoo.

This is just another communist rant.

[ConsentofGoverned]

"American" co's management are trained to look at quarterly profit for wall street..so quick bucks saved by low wages paid overseas, look great on wall street.
But at some point if the American consumer is not earning better wages who do you sell to??
The Free trade and Free market crowd yells let the market determine the cost of goods and what the pay to workers should be..very idealistic and stupid..wake up free market guys..or America's standard of living must move to world averages..much much lower than present.
PS there is no free trade. EU has major tariffs as do most of the worlds biggest countries..only sucker USA has allowed others to dump products here without tariffs.
Perhaps the Free Trade crowd could explain why EU and China, India are using high tariffs ?? IF free trade is so great.

[Nathan Zachary]

"Since 1990 the US has been paying for its imports by giving foreigners ownership of its assets."

Bush and his Republicans were in power during the 90's? News to me.

[magellan]

Well, when both GM and Ford close their auto assembly plants in Georgia, I think people are glad Kia is going to build a plant there.

[Nathan Zachary]

"PS there is no free trade. EU has major tariffs as do most of the worlds biggest countries..only sucker USA has allowed others to dump products here without tariffs."

We have plenty of tariffs set against imported goods, ESPECIALLY if they have tariffs set on ours. Give your head a shake.

[Clemenza]

Ah, yes. I see all of my friends standing in the breadline everyday I go to work. I'm practically starving and may have to sell my kidneys to an elderly Asian man to stay alive.

I wish we could go back to the old days, when we lived in rowhouses in polluted neighborhoods. But, hey, at least we had "good payin' fac'try jobs." /sarcasm

If low unemployment, a rising stockmarket, and more material goods than our grandparents could have dreamed of means that this country is "goin' down the drain" economically, then the sewer aint such a bad place to be.

[Clemenza]

And the EU economy is really thriving now, isn't it?

Do you want to live in France? China? India?

[Issaquahking]

If outsourcing is so wonderful, let's get on with it. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Let's start with the senate, followed by the house of representatives. Probably get a decent reprsentative for $20,000 vs the $150,000, Plus perks, plus retirement.

Only when we do the above will outsourcing mean something.

[ConsentofGoverned]

Try to find Americans to do construction work or build houses.
Teachers unions price themselves out of a job, boo hoo.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.........
You are so smug, pal you look at the wrong side of this issue. Wake up..Look at the side which says America must protect it's people..and economy. or is it wrong??
Remember our founding fathers used Tariffs extensively and funded our Fed gov with them!!! But I suppose you modern geniuses are smarter than the giants of our founding fathers?
Free Trade does not exist just look at ave tariffs in EU 20% plus.
US market is largest in world..the world needs our market we do not need the world that much..if a majority of imported manufactured goods had a 25% tariff it would:
1. bring jobs back to USA as it would be more cost effective to produce here.
2. bring revenue to fed gov which should allow for lower tax rates on American citizens and business.
3. Raise standard of living for all Americans
4. Stop strengthening our enemies across the world
nuf said.

[neutrino]

Excellent article!

Free traitors - murdering America one dollar at a time.

[krunkygirl]

save for later

[mmercier]

Try to find Americans to do construction work or build houses.

I work in construction for the last 12 years, used to work at DEC in semiconductor manufacturing until we sent our line to Mexico.

Now the company I work for is shrinking by the year as we loose bids to companies employing illegals here in the US.

Who really gives a spit, I will soon find yet another notch down the totem for a decade or so. I just feel bad for all the kids with no future possibility of entry level employment.

Thank God for mr. brownstone and gta.

[ConsentofGoverned]

I am tired of posts like yours..would you want to live in China? It makes your comments juvenile.
a Little fact: ave tariffs across the world over 20% cost of goods..ave tariff for US markets 1.6%- the data is in gov on line sites..I have posted these links before, but I assume someone so smug and sure of their Free Trade views would have known these numbers which put a lie to all you harp on.

[Clemenza]

Until you prove to me that I or most of the folks of my generation are worse off than we would have been if we had a "protected" economy like the Euro-peons, then you aren't going to get much respect from me, if that really matters.

America is a consumer-centric economy. We love our goods cheap. If we wish, we have the choice to buy higher quality goods, many made here in the USA. Why should I support a tariff that will do nothing but subsidize some incompetant who couldn't run his business efficiently enough?

McDonnell Douglas and Grumman were heavily subsidized and protected by Uncle Sugar for years, yet they wound up disappearing anyway. Boeing adjusted to the realities of the contemporary market, and they are the largest U.S. exporter in terms of dollar value.

But hey, maybe we can be like your heroes in Europe and China who guarantee that "everyone has a job" and that "all should work for the greater good of the nation/entity."

[MrPiper]

Try to find Americans to do construction work or build houses FOR $4.00/HR.

I'm sure thats what your meant.

[kstewskis]

Try to find Americans to do construction work or build houses.

I had a "red neck" (which he refers himself as) and a "Maryland farmboy" replace trim and paint my house this past week. At a very fair price.

And they'll come back to rebuild my fence.

I agree. I think this is a commie rant.

[Toddsterpatriot]

..only sucker USA has allowed others to dump products here without tariffs.

If only we could pay higher prices for products.

[conservative physics]

labor unions, overbearing environmental and governmental regulations, and minimum wage laws are to blame, not free trade.

[Clemenza]

Well, you can get construction work for $15.00 an hour in South Florida. And that's just for laying sheetrock, something that doesn't take alot of skill. Nevertheless, the only guys I see laying sheetrock and getting paid $15.00 are from Ecuador or Brazil. Could it be that the native born white folk just have better jobs?