[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.

[algernonpj]

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.

A H-1B is by definition a guest worker temporarily residing the US. One of the major myths propagated by the MSM is that they carry a full load of taxes. The is not true. L-1's who were rapidly our pacing H-1B's in number over that last several years, pay no taxes period. H-1Bs tax rate depends upon how and where they are paid. If a H-1B is paid a minimal living allowance in the US and the balance of their $$ in India, the minimal living allowance is what they are taxed on.

[algernonpj]

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

FYI I did not write that globalism imposed the onerous regulations, taxes!

The same government that imposed these regulations, taxes, etc. fast tracked 'free trade' agreements that included changes to our immigration laws. That is why globalism and 'free trade' agreements have functioned as a form of 'reverse protectionism'.

And yes, that same government lead the rest of the world into globalism.