And you're sharp enough to be a Republican. Why try to drive Republicans away?
Why is forcing U.S. based companies to pay taxes for goods and services sold overseas 'good the for the country' when it makes them uncompetitive and hampers their ability to sell their goods and services overseas, thereby reducing their revenue, and of the number of U.S. employees they can hire?
Keep in mind that the U.S. is getting rid of its industrial base as well as the infrastructure needed to reconstitute the industrial base. We are also losing the expertise needed to produce.
The U.S. is producing about 50,000 new engineers per year. China and India are each generating about 300,000 to 330,000 new engineers annually. A greater number of engineers tends to correlate with more innovation. Nations that do not innovate fall behind in global competition.
The present U.S. export profile shows us to be net importers in nearly every category except aircraft, aircraft parts, natural resources, and agricultural products. With the exception of aircraft and aircraft parts, this is the export profile of a third world nation. Moreover, we are building up foreign debt as we do this.
China, meanwhile, is building its industrial and military base. It is training more scientists and engineers. Per the National Science Foundation, fewer Americans are pursuing graduate degrees in engineering and science. Of those foreign nationals who obtain such degrees in the U.S., more are returning to their home countries.
We are weakening ourselves at the same time that a resurgent China is becoming stronger. The military and geopolitical implications are obvious. It is not in the best interests of any U.S. citizen for America to be supplanted by China as the worlds sole superpower.
There are more important things than cheap prices for consumers. Among those are the ongoing security of our nation.
So why are you supporting the idiotic Democrat tax policies that hurt American competitiveness in overseas markets? I'll ask again, try to answer, since this is actually about the issue at hand - "Why is forcing U.S. based companies to pay taxes for goods and services sold overseas 'good the for the country' when it makes them uncompetitive and hampers their ability to sell their goods and services overseas, thereby reducing their revenue, and of the number of U.S. employees they can hire?"
40 - well said:
"We are weakening ourselves at the same time that a resurgent China is becoming stronger. The military and geopolitical implications are obvious. It is not in the best interests of any U.S. citizen for America to be supplanted by China as the worlds sole superpower.
There are more important things than cheap prices for consumers. Among those are the ongoing security of our nation."
Convict all the free-traitors, as they are blind to the consequences of their actions.