[Dittohead68]

"My problem is free trade does not level the field. It nails some people's feet to the floor."

That's crap, too. EVERYONE was on equal palying field when the textile plant shut down. Over 500 of us former workers signed up with the Trade Act to get job retraining and education.

Less than 100 actually made something of their second chance and less than 10 (myself included in that number) came out with Bachelor's Degrees.

It happened fast, but those of us with the mental framework were able to adapt, change and make it work for us. Those that just wanted to stand around & claim "victim" status, whined and collected unemployment for 1 1/2 years - then went right back to work for someone else paying $7.00 per hr.

It all boils down to the work ethic, ideology & goals of an individual.

Life comes at you fast. Adapt, change & overcome. Period.

I don't feel sorry for anyone who whines and claims "victim-hood" - been there, refused to do it!

[PositiveCogins]

So you took a government hand out,Trade Act, and avoided the nail in the foot. Some people. including myself probably would not qualify for the trade act because of self employment. Nor do we qualify for unemployment. As a clock puncher you get all kinds of goodies that we the employers pay for that we are not entitled to ourselves. And It's these benefit's that are handicaps imposed on American business's
that benefit foreign competition. So basically people like you are the cause of the nail in the foot.

[superiorslots]

Quote: That's crap, too. EVERYONE was on equal palying field when the textile plant shut down. Over 500 of us former workers signed up with the Trade Act to get job retraining and education. Less than 100 actually made something of their second chance and less than 10 (myself included in that number) came out with Bachelor's Degrees.



Your statement proves my point. You see I'm a realist. Most people that lose their higher paying job will not try to get the higher education. Most people are not ambitious. You need higher paying jobs for these people or else they will be on the gov't dole and on crytal meth. I remember kids I went to HS whose dad's had the decent paying fcatory jobs. Now I see the kids of those same people I went to school with and their names are in the paper for burglary, drug use etc.

Cystal meth is the poor uneducated white mans drug. Notice how it has been exploding in use among poorer whites?