Prune the Shrub in 2004 #7

[JOEM]

Originally Posted by taikuchin

Seems to me it kinda depends on the #s. Other countries do have that attitude or we wouldn't have a huge trade deficit...so buying american would benefit all Americans except those involved in importing & selling foreign stuff. Maybe they could go back to selling American stuff..

No, many American products and services are sold overseas and those sales would be affected. Lots of products we want aren't made in this country anymore, period. Gotta deal with the way things are first and then look for solutions.

[Dad Man]

Originally Posted by 4ABRUZN

Perhaps not. But when his senior adviser on domestic economic policy virtually endorses more off shore jobs at the expsnse of American workers, it make one wonder whose best interest this administration has at heart.

This is fun, not drama so let me add:

My sister works for Sony over on 1st St. Yep, a Japanese company that exported jobs to the US.

My Honda (I used to try to look normal) was made in Marysville Ohio. Another Japanese giant exporting jobs to the US! Know why? Tarriffs. It makes more sense for Japan Inc. to build factories here and ship engines and other components here than to build the cars on their soil. Now I'm not saying it's a Bush thing working there but they have left that legislation alone so far.

as usual, life's a cruise...

Dad/\/\an

[lisa]

Originally Posted by Dad Man

This is fun, not drama so let me add:

My sister works for Sony over on 1st St. Yep, a Japanese company that exported jobs to the US.

My Honda (I used to try to look normal) was made in Marysville Ohio. Another Japanese giant exporting jobs to the US! Know why? Tarriffs. It makes more sense for Japan Inc. to build factories here and ship engines and other components here than to build the cars on their soil. Now I'm not saying it's a Bush thing working there but they have left that legislation alone so far.

as usual, life's a cruise...

Dad/\/\an

Yes, they DO build cars here. They do not (for the most part) build their trucks here. Know why? No/low tarriffs on imported trucks. We should have the same tarriffs apply to both, eh?

[JOEM]

Originally Posted by Dad Man

My sister works for Sony over on 1st St. Yep, a Japanese company that exported jobs to the US.


Dad/\/\an

Funny how that trade thing works.

[PT_TAZ]

Originally Posted by 4ABRUZN

Perhaps not. But when his senior adviser on domestic economic policy virtually endorses more off shore jobs at the expsnse of American workers, it make one wonder whose best interest this administration has at heart.

Hmmm...I wonder who's interests this administration had at heart?
Quotes from Robert Reich, who was Secretary of Labor for Bill Clinton. Here is an excerpt from an interview regarding his book, which influenced the policies of that administration.
Aurora: Some jobs that are disappearing from North American economies are being relocated in the Third World. What impact do these changes in the way the developed world is conducting business have on the Third World? Is this a positive thing?

Reich: Yes, it will be a positive thing. The danger is that if the advanced postindustrial economies try to save their old jobs, particularly their old manufacturing, pink-collar, service, and data processing jobs that could easily go elsewhere, they begin putting up protectionist walls. They may even try to control capital flows. This has been a disaster for the Third World.

I guess it's not only Republican administrations that supported the movement of jobs overseas. Reich also predicted that more of their populations would eventually become "symbolic analysts"- white collar positions.