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Hey you got it so the shoe must fit huh?

This is the kind of things the one worlders do not want to tell you

A Connection?
A Connection? The number of manufacturing jobs in Los Angeles County fell in the decade to 587,000 from 861,000, a decrease of 32%, census data show . . . Los Angeles County's median income dropped from $45,600 in 1990 to $42,200 in 2000 when adjusted for inflation. LA Times May 15, 2002

A how to guide to Mercantalism
To develop a globally competitive industry, China needed foreign capital and talent. In 1995, the government set out to get both with Project 909, a five-year plan with ambitious goals for building chip plants and developing technical expertise. China lowered barriers to foreign investment and set up high-tech zones offering free land and tax holidays. To encourage Chinese factories to use chips made in China, the government imposed a 17% tax on imported semiconductors and charged just 3% for those produced domestically. Los Angeles Times October 22, 2002

A lose-lose situation
Wouldn't it be refreshing if our officials in Washington had the courage to admit what most voters have long figured out - that making goods cheaply in developing countries hasn't done much to raise the standard of living for most foreign workers, nor has it turned them into consumers of American products. Rather, in too many instances, global trade has meant soaring unemployment for low-skilled Americans who can least afford to lose their jobs. Glenn Burkins Charlotte Observer August 12, 2002

Ag exports tumble
America's agricultural trade surplus has tumbled from $27 billion to about $12 billion since 1996 while imports have risen 20% and exports have fallen 12%. Modesto Bee 12/09/01

American manufacturer tells it like it is
"We are a small job shop in Arizona. Two years ago we had 36 employees. We now have 12. Two of our customers have moved their source of supply offshore and have told us to expand into Mexico or lose them as customers due to labor costs. Good luck USA." -- Mike Kapel, American Precision Machining Inc., Phoenix Arizona

American Wages
The most recent federal statistics, for 2000, show that American manufacturing production workers are paid $19.86 an hour in wages and benefits, compared with $2.46 in Mexico and $6.79 in four newly industrialized economies in Asia -- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Washington Post January 30, 2002

http://www.tradealert.org/tradefacts1.asp

American Wages The most recent federal statistics, for 2000, show that American manufacturing production workers are paid $19.86 an hour in wages and benefits, compared with $2.46 in Mexico and $6.79 in four newly industrialized economies in Asia -- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Washington Post January 30, 2002

How much manufacturing does a country need to do in order to survive international blackmail and to be able to defend inself?

Free trade is good, except when it destroys our defenses.

A lose-lose situation Wouldn't it be refreshing if our officials in Washington had the courage to admit what most voters have long figured out - that making goods cheaply in developing countries hasn't done much to raise the standard of living for most foreign workers, nor has it turned them into consumers of American products. Rather, in too many instances, global trade has meant soaring unemployment for low-skilled Americans who can least afford to lose their jobs. Glenn Burkins Charlotte Observer August 12, 2002

Unemployment for all Americans has remained relatively flat, while the costs of manufactured items to the consumer has gone down.