Opinion trivia?

Question

The scenario: The US is losing its competitive edge to Asian and even European corporations.

Do you:
a.) pass laws that place restrictions on purchases of foreign goods and services in an attempt to "protect" American jobs
b.) repeal laws that place restrictions on competitiveness of American goods and trust the grit of American entrepreneurs
c.) blame Republicans
d.) do nothing

Answer 1

I say level the playing field and pick B.

Democrats will do A or C.

Answer 2

None of the above. You cannot repeal laws made by other countries on the importation of American goods and services, nor can one force those governments to repeal their laws governing same. Through negotiation and talk,the idea is to achieve the latter and if such goes no where, threaten at that time, the implementation of restrictions on the import of their goods but be prepared to have industry and the government invest billions in manufacturing sector that will replace those no longer imported items that the American people constantly desire and buy. And remember, the ultimate price once manufactured by American industry must be foreign competitive or else it will be rejected.

Answer 3

you could pass laws restricting foreign goods but you have to worry about the foreign response toward american goods sold in their countries.

you could repeal american competitive laws, but you always have to worry about the emergence of a monopoly in any field.

you could blame republicans, but that in of itself wont solve the problem. you could go further and vote in democrats but they would need to come up with some solution rather than just assess blame.

You could do nothing, but that wouldn't solve the problem either, but it might be a good idea to give the corporations a chance to resolve the problem first.

Incentives is always a popular idea, the only thing is republicans give incentives for things that carry harmful qualities, like giving incentives for buying suvs.

the bottom line is, the us corporations will probably have to come up with a better product, or give the public some reason to want to buy their product.

Answer 4

Blame Republicans? What about everybody bitching about what Clinton did after 6 years of NOT being in office. With that out of the way, I'd pick B.

Answer 5

None of the above. I would make sure the trade agreements are fair to both countries and enforce if necessary.

Answer 6

b is the real answer. a would only make matters worse, but it would make a lot of politicians pat each other on the back in the short-term.
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Answer 7

b

at least the first respondant is honest

Answer 8

c