[FormerLurker]

Where were these white collar people when their fellow blue collar worker bees (sometimes working in the same plants) jobs were shipped overseas

I've never agreed with it, although I'm sure that there's many here that have and perhaps still do. How could anyone with an ounce of foresight think that it would be a good idea to ship all of our strategic manufacturing capabilities and infrastructure to another country, let alone one that has promised to "make LA glow at night"?

[taxed2death]

I agree, it's bad enough that has occurred, but I can't figure out for the life of me, how the US can contunue to incurr the damages brought on by the IMBALANCE of trade!!!!, or the trade deficit, as some call it. It's really a no brainer, even for a paint sniffer such as myself :)