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To: Wyatt's Torch

Not too much, advocating any particular approach.

I have on maybe 3 occasions taken a particular stand on trade. Mostly I leave “what” to do open.

Other than bring back US jobs.

That’s so past-tense as to be ridiculous. Go into any Target or Wal*Mart and start down any aisle.

I’m series.

Everything will have been made in China.


20 posted on 03/28/2013 6:46:00 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

What we are seeing is a natural migration of labor. It has happened throughout history. the thing is that the chart that I posted shows that manufacturing output as a percentage of GDP has remained relatively stable since the 1940’s. Manufacturing is not “going away”. It’s the same as it ever was (quoth The Talking Heads). I’m not sure what we need to “bring back” if manufacturing output has remained steady.


22 posted on 03/28/2013 6:51:27 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Not too much, advocating any particular approach.

You gotta do better than that.

Heck why don't you and I just "advocate" that all Americans be healthy and wealthy?

To "bring back American jobs" you are either going to have to start paying Americans about $5 for factory and other production work, or slap tariffs on every import, raising the price of work gloves, say, to $25, work jeans to $75 and a plain 2WD work pickup to $50 grand.

I don't know what the answer is either, although the oil industry (like portions of the info tech industry) seems to provide an example: make an essential product at a better price and the jobs and customers will take care of themselves.

27 posted on 03/28/2013 7:12:26 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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