[GatekeeperBookman]

No matter-6 weeks is as fatal to the employer as 6 months. No business has that percentage of excess profit to throw away.

The base cost of creating the simple jobs has exceeded all reason-we are at the point of the old joke about the banker being a fellow who will only loan you money if you prove you don't need it.

The cost of creating a job is so high that if one has that much cash or credit, investment in the market via equity shares ( stock ) or bonds, &etc, is perhaps more attractive.

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The base cost of creating the simple jobs has exceeded all reason

Ding! Winner!

Regulatory costs are what is hurting the lower-middle class. Jobs should be cheap to make. Decent small houses should be cheap to build. Good schools should be cheap to run. All these costs are currently too high due to regulation and taxation.

Fix these problems and we will have factories here that are cheap enough to run that China will complain that we are too efficient to fairly compete against. China has enormous costs due to corruption, poor education, and poor infrastructure. They can be beaten even if the Chinese work for free.