[oldbrowser]

Bring back American jobs.

That can never happen. We've globalized ourselves and there is no return.

All of those foreign and exchange students we've have in our universities go back home and use our technology to advance their economies. The internet now allows commerce on a world wide basis.

Even China has now joined the economic competition. We will be hard pressed to keep up with the leaders.
Instead of the climate and nuclear concerns we should be working on treaties about patent and copyright protections in order to maintain a level playing field.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I disagree.

More strongly every day.

We need a concerted effort, from our government on down, to protect AMERICAN jobs.

Now.

This is beyond critical. We are about to collapse.

Everything is in place.

Turn it around! Now.

[lentulusgracchus]

Even China has now joined the economic competition.

Temporarily. People who follow industrial-commodities prices and seaport activity (large bulk cargo-carriers are riding idly at anchor in a number of Chinese ports, unable to offload because their receiving customers have had their letters of credit pulled) are telling us that the Chinese economy is about to come to a crashing halt.

[BfloGuy]

Instead of the climate and nuclear concerns we should be working on treaties about patent and copyright protections in order to maintain a level playing field.

Dude, stop talking like a Democrat. There is no level playing field. You play the hand you're dealt and American business has been handed a bad one.

Patent and copyright protections play a part, but inflation, taxes, and regulations are all controllable, too.

Oh, by the way:

The internet now allows commerce on a world wide basis.

That's a good thing.