Glad you finally noticed. BTW, how can smacking down a shit head be defending shit heads?
Equal time is what is needed.
Who exactly would you like to see running the country? Names please. I think the situation is hopeless.
A specific U.S. political party spouts there is no role for big government. Does anyone here think that party gives a damn about quality domestic jobs? Does anyone here think that large multinational corporations are patriotic? I don't. They will sell out any domestic work force in any country in the name of profits.
This is what government was designed to do, look out for the well being of its citizens. This is specifically what the Republican Party wants no part of. So when they tell you they care about jobs, they do. They just don't care about your jobs.
My disclaimer is that I don't really know if the Democrats have what it takes to make the right decisions even if they were in a position to do so.
Newsweek: America's Workers Get Stiffed Again
There are two interesting points in this article. It outlines the move of Delphi who used to operate 41 U.S. plants and employed 50000 workers. Today it has 5000 workers in the U.S. and 100000 workers somewhere else.
The CEO said privately there was nothing the state could do. His voice quivering, he explained he was patriotic and had sworn he would always hire American, but now he had to go to China or close altogether. Taxes were a nonissue; material costs, wages, and proximity to customers and partners drove the decision.
So while there are pressures that drive manufacturing jobs overseas the Republican mantra of lower taxes creates jobs is BS when you have corporations actively moving their operations out of the country. I acknowledge there is still the reality of "the cost to make". If U.S. workers or any Western workers have a prayer of regaining manufacturing jobs, we must insist on a level playing field around the world. For example environmental laws.
The other point in this article is that it takes the government to actively promote policies that are conducive to job creation. Again, to hear the GOPpers spout, the only thing that can be done is lower taxes.
However:
But there is hope. It was only when Michigan, with the support of the Obama administration, began to co-invest in partnerships with clean-energy companies that our economy began to recover. In 2010, our job-creation rate improved faster than that of any other state, according to the Gallup index. But it required strategic intervention to save the patient.
There is definitely a role for big government, something Republicans want no part of. So Mr. John Q. Public, is the Republican Party really who you want representing your interests?
