Re:I am optimistic... (Score -1, Insightful)

There must be something done to level the playing field,

Here's a clue for you dinkwad. Life ain't fair. Anyone who's ever told you that was a lying donkeypunching liberal. Here's a second clue. Government ain't gonna make it fair.

otherwise American labor will never be able to compete with countries that have much lower standards of living and little or no workers rights.

Yeah! So let's tax the shit out of everyone with or without a pulse. That way we can lower the standard of living in the US until it's at a
"level playing field" with 3rd world countries.