[algernonpj]

That’s just the reality my friend. How do you propose we solve this problem without interfering with the free market system ?

My friend, it's not a free market if American companies and workers are placed at a severe disadvantage by onerous taxes, extreme environmental regulations, political correctness. Globalism, and various 'free trade' agreements have in reality functioned as a form of reverse protectionism (to quote freeper piasa).

Guest workers pay no or partial taxes. That alone puts American workers at a severe disadvantage. These same guest workers can benefit from taxes paid by American workers, e.g. free health care.

Workers off shore can live well on $10,000 per year.

How about smaller government, lower taxes (income, coorporate), get rid of radical environmental restrictions, tort reform, no goodies for illegal aliens to name a few potential solutions?

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... if US standards didn’t have the high taxes, onerous regulations, a healthy legal environment, etc.

Thanks for the correction!

[Rookie Cookie]

You are just so wrong on so many counts.

“Globalism, and various ‘free trade’ agreements have in reality functioned as a form of reverse protectionism”

Globalism did not impose environmental regulations and onerous taxes. US government did, and lead the rest of the world into it. And it backfired.

“Guest workers pay no or partial taxes. That alone puts American workers at a severe disadvantage.”

Thats BS. If H-1B visa holder is a resident, then income taxation is like any other US citizen. They have to pay both Social Security and Medicare taxes as part of their payroll.

“Workers off shore can live well on $10,000 per year.”

Actually they can live well on half that money. $10,000 a years is huge amount of money for any person.