Ever since the North American Free Trade Agreement, more and more companies have packed up and moved across the border to hire cheaper labor. This has put many people out of work, people who no longer purchase the products they would have because of their lack of income, which results in other companies having to downsize and putting more people out of work. Those people also have had to adjust their consumer habits, and the snowball just keeps growing.
With our free trade laws and companies desiring to maximize their profits out of greed, the American economy is floundering. Last year we saw banks fall into trouble because of so many bad mortgage accounts because people being put out of work can no longer make their mortgage payment. While the government keeps telling us how strong our economy is, anyone with insight will realize they're just blowing smoke to make us feel good. So what can we as individuals and citizens do to fight the failing economy?
One thing we can do is to let the companies know that if they don't support America, then America does not want their goods. For example RCA was one of the first electronic companies to move to Mexico to assemble their products. Well, who do you think is buying RCA products? It is Americans. What we need to do as Americans is let the corporations and the government know that we will not tolerate this. If they sell out American jobs, then Americans will not buy their products. Let them sell their products in Mexico, Taiwan, and China, and see how their profit grows.
I've heard too many times of companies and people with money and power talking about your loyalty to them. Well where is their loyalty? Don't they realize they are the root of our Failing Economy?
With our free trade laws and companies desiring to maximize their profits out of greed, the American economy is floundering. Last year we saw banks fall into trouble because of so many bad mortgage accounts because people being put out of work can no longer make their mortgage payment. While the government keeps telling us how strong our economy is, anyone with insight will realize they're just blowing smoke to make us feel good. So what can we as individuals and citizens do to fight the failing economy?
One thing we can do is to let the companies know that if they don't support America, then America does not want their goods. For example RCA was one of the first electronic companies to move to Mexico to assemble their products. Well, who do you think is buying RCA products? It is Americans. What we need to do as Americans is let the corporations and the government know that we will not tolerate this. If they sell out American jobs, then Americans will not buy their products. Let them sell their products in Mexico, Taiwan, and China, and see how their profit grows.
I've heard too many times of companies and people with money and power talking about your loyalty to them. Well where is their loyalty? Don't they realize they are the root of our Failing Economy?
- Banks are failing, American workers are being laid off because companies are outsourcing labor.
- We can stop companies from moving out by not buying their products.
- We can stave off a depression by helping each other out and buying goods from individuals
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t-heel, there are a lot of people that would step up to work for a company manufacturing things right here in america. However, unless you will work for 50 cents an hour, the big guns will give your job to workers across the border. If we could do it, we could all go to work making things that others need, and barter for food and products others make. Create our own economy, to a degree, but you still have to many dependencies, like the big oil corps, electronics, and others. Give us our jobs back, and you will see our economy skyrocket once again, with jobs for everybody, and money to buy those products.
Nate, unless Wyoming prints it's own money, then no, protectionism would not extend to the state level. The fact is, import tariffs were created to protect the American economy. After all, we created our economy, we built our economy, likewise we should protect our economy. Do you not lock your doors when leaving home? Import tarrifs protect job stealing just like your door lock aids in preventing your stuf from being stolen. We now see the real value of import/export tariffs.
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12/03/2009
I agree with JP, I mean, "Made In America" just is not what it used to be. More people would buy our products if they weren't designed to break. There has to be a line drawn where keeping the Maytag repair man out of your home, doesnt keep him from loosing his job. We have some realy good ideas as a whole, but still we lack the quality that other countries have invested in. We should step up, Im willing, in fact I will go to work RIGHT NOW for any company who will hire me building stuff in America!
Nate Mullikin
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10/19/2009
Where does the protectionism stop? Here we are not being invited to bid on things in the next county, because to win a bid takes the profits out of the county.
You only buy American, then only Wyoming, then only within your county, then what- only within your family?
It is time to realize that our grandchildren will be struggling with whether or not to buy someting made in the asteriod belt because to do so will take away a Terran job or a Lunar Job.
All things change. The only thing more painful that the market adjustments you are lammenting is the useless interventionary attempts to keep things static.
Ray Job
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09/01/2009
Wow! I'm not sure what happened to the last text. I will just re write it. Our For Fathers had it right when they wrote the Independence Laws, and now we have to deal with the mess the newer generations have made from not knowing what they were doing. Take a look at the LA Times headline almanac and you'll find a picture of Nixon receiving a 10,000,000.00 dollar check from the Chinese 10 years after he lifted the Trade Embargo. He sold his country out, that's the kind of help we don't need. The Chinese had to wait 10 years until the statute of limitations had ran out from his big scandal. We need to take care of ourselves and North America, it is our Continent and we need to put Her first. Let the other folk's worry about their Continent.
Ray Job
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09/01/2009
continued...... Our For Fathers had it right when they wrote the Independence Law%27s and now we have to deal with the mess the newer generations have made from not knowing what they were doing. Take a look at the LA Times headline almanac and you%27ll find a picture of Nixon receiving a 10%2C000%2C000.00 dollar check from the Chinese 10 years after he lifted the Trade Embargo. He sold his country out%2C that%27s the kind of help we don%27t need. The Chinese had to wait 10 years%2C until the statute of limitation had ran out from his scandal.
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09/01/2009
It just don't make any sense that price's sore to all time high's when the jobless rate is at a all time high. If folks would just make an effort to let loose of some of their greed and lower their price's 10 % then the economy would be in better shape in a short period of time. Right now retail is outrageous and when you try to sell something that's used it's not worth anything. It's not so much the economy, it's a very mixed up world, human error, is the problem today! And America and other Country's as well that have a declining rate of Industry may never come back from downward spiral as were seeing now. Thanks to President Nixon for lifting the Trade Embargo and the stringent requirements implemented by the EPA we are in a World of trouble. I think we should have left the Embargo in place and moved forward in this world as a leader and self supporting icon of the world. Our For Fathers had it right when they wrote the Independence Law's and now we have to deal with the mess the ne
Who moved my cheese? what happended to American jo
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03/19/2009
Who moved my cheese? What happened to American Jobs?
If we are just getting around to having this conversation now, it'sprobably too late. But anything beats sitting around.
As jobless people throughout the world stand around scratching their asses wondering why they don't have jobs, the book "Who moved my cheese?" comes to mind. Who moved my cheese is the story of four characters living in a "Maze" who faced unexpected change when they discover their "Cheese" has disappeared. Sniff and Scurry, who are mice, and Hem and Haw, little people the size of mice, each adapt to change in their "Maze" differently. In fact, one doesn't adapt at all......see this coming?
This timeless story reveals profound truths to individuals and organizations and even countries dealing with change. We each live in a "Maze", a metaphor for the companies or organizations we work with, the communities we live in, the families we love places where we look for the things we want in life, "Cheese". It may b
ian vanvliet
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03/19/2008
very well written although many people cant really live with buying stuff that hasnt been produced in other countries because they got put out of jobs so cant afford anything else so it cant eond
You've got me thinking. I'll do some research, publish on a similar topic and then reference your articles, Daniel. They're good discussion points.
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