Comment Re:Or start making them in America (Score 1) 125
My first reaction to Chinese tariffs was the same. Why not Made In The USA? What happened to the glory days of American Manufacturing? When we led the world and competed against the German machine during WWII? We were the best and the brightest. Bring back our jobs, bring back the American dream - sounds simple right?!
Unfortunately, the globalists slowly but irreversibly sold us out; the gold standard has been abolished in favor of trade agreements and floating currency. Americans are said to be "above" manufacturing jobs now. Except those who never felt that way, or had the education, equipment, finances, or opportunities. What are they left to do? They deserve to live in abject poverty, or shall we invent a feel-good corollary to socialism like 'Universal Basic Income' to cover the gap? Maybe they should be inventing the robots that will ultimately replace even more of 'them'? Or should we stoke the flames of war to invariably par the population down so that we can focus more on those at the top?
The reality is that the jobs aren't coming back. We will offshore to the next most conducive environment for low wages and a reliable, extensive manual labor population. Whether that comes from India, or Vietnam - it won't be here... and we don't seem to mind much if they employ modern-day concentration camps or steal from us to get the job done.
Or do we? Our conditions on China are primarily to STOP an effective holocaust against their own population for theirs-and-our benefit (human rights abuses) and to STOP stealing our Intellectual Property. STOP bullying other countries' rights to exist, stealing their natural resources, and ultimately STOP China from trying to take over the world.
They are 1.4 billion strong with laser-sharp focus, the technology, and the justification to someday want to cash in on their debts. They already represent 1/5 of the world population. Who are we to make the rules? If we don't set the standard, we will soon be subservient to them.
This has as little to do with Trump as it does our ability to sustain our way of life.
We reverse course at our own peril... and we will, as soon as the establishment regains power in Washington. There are too many billions at stake.
I don't believe America has the wherewithal to withstand the temporary growing pains necessary to get off China's proverbial tit. Then we obey and/or p/r/ay
Unfortunately, the globalists slowly but irreversibly sold us out; the gold standard has been abolished in favor of trade agreements and floating currency. Americans are said to be "above" manufacturing jobs now. Except those who never felt that way, or had the education, equipment, finances, or opportunities. What are they left to do? They deserve to live in abject poverty, or shall we invent a feel-good corollary to socialism like 'Universal Basic Income' to cover the gap? Maybe they should be inventing the robots that will ultimately replace even more of 'them'? Or should we stoke the flames of war to invariably par the population down so that we can focus more on those at the top?
The reality is that the jobs aren't coming back. We will offshore to the next most conducive environment for low wages and a reliable, extensive manual labor population. Whether that comes from India, or Vietnam - it won't be here... and we don't seem to mind much if they employ modern-day concentration camps or steal from us to get the job done.
Or do we? Our conditions on China are primarily to STOP an effective holocaust against their own population for theirs-and-our benefit (human rights abuses) and to STOP stealing our Intellectual Property. STOP bullying other countries' rights to exist, stealing their natural resources, and ultimately STOP China from trying to take over the world.
They are 1.4 billion strong with laser-sharp focus, the technology, and the justification to someday want to cash in on their debts. They already represent 1/5 of the world population. Who are we to make the rules? If we don't set the standard, we will soon be subservient to them.
This has as little to do with Trump as it does our ability to sustain our way of life.
We reverse course at our own peril... and we will, as soon as the establishment regains power in Washington. There are too many billions at stake.
I don't believe America has the wherewithal to withstand the temporary growing pains necessary to get off China's proverbial tit. Then we obey and/or p/r/ay
