Its the sound of the world's smallest violin, playing...
Smokestack America is all but dead. We still manufacture goods prodcutively and more efficiently thanks to increased automation. Being that you have probably never stepped foot into one of the newer factories, you probably think that we need places that employ 30,000 people. Guess, what THE INDUSTRIAL LABOR FORCE HAS DECLINED ON A GLOBAL BASIS AS A SHARE OF THE TOTAL LABOR FORCE DUE TO TECHNOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY! If "outsourcin'" was "screwin' the Amurcan Werkin' man" as you say, how come people in Brazil, Mexico and even Korea are complaining about there not being the industrial jobs that there used to be.
Efficiency & low prices are good. Consumer choice is good. I'd probably meet you halfway and agree that "dumping" is evil and that trade agreements that don't bind both parties to the same rules are bad, but, other than that, I am a PROUD Free Trader.
"If "outsourcin'" was "screwin' the Amurcan Werkin' man" as you say, how come people in Brazil, Mexico and even Korea are complaining about there not being the industrial jobs that there used to be ?"
Ever heard of China ?