Some states have lost 20% of their jobs. Can we maintain this republic with no jobs? What jobs will take the place of the technical and manufacturing jobs? Why did our leaders (Dems & Repubs) help this to happen?
2007-09-25 07:17:09 · 12 answers · asked by goddessinglasses 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
As long as their 1% who funds them are protected, they couldn't care less.
It isn't until the quality of life falls to even lower levels that a revolt could even begin to get politicians attention.
Most people are more worried about who is dancing on some show than the fact they might be unemployed in the near future.
2007-09-25 07:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by Tom Cruise 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What will happen is already happening...
People will be forced into colleges (a business) for "higher education" so that they may work as an engineer, technician, or some form of work that would begin requiring a college degree. The pay may not be great or good enough to thrive as college grads once did, but they got that education...
Those who don't go to college will go into one of 2 categories...The first one, I call the service category and the other is entrepreneurial- where they create a product that fills the void left in the wake of the disappearance/drastic reduction of manufacturing in America.
The republic will go on, just not as it had...and in no better/worse shape than before.
Our leaders let it happen due to the stigmas of education, unions, and environmentalism. Nobody wants to appear against education- regardless of where it comes from, what is being taught, or the effect it will have. Nobody wants to appear anti-union due to the long though outdated history of unions (even though they no longer serve the same purpose). Nobody wants to appear against the environmental issues ( my opinion that over-regulating due to environmental issues is causing outsourcing- with or without legislation).
2007-09-25 07:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by paradigm_thinker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, this is just starting to happen in India as well. As their folk get more on par with America (for American companies outsourcing), they are starting to outsource to places like Central America, and even to some of the states.
The government can't directly control the corporations; that can stifle economic growth and development. It would give undo advantages to international corps.
2007-09-25 07:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We'll have to accept a "transfer" to the Red China factory, and work for $1 an hour!!!
Unions have argued this for years. Give workers fair pay, or who will buy your goods???
Sadly, free trade has underminded that argument. A level of protectionism is necessary.
The old "isolation" policy of our government is being erroded away with "under the radar" incremental changes, favouring big business, without public knowledge nor debate, let alone democratic approval!
2007-09-25 07:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
" Welcome to the liberal utopia of Globalism"
Boy they blame everything on liberals, like Bush and most of big business are liberals.
Companies are no longer American, many that is! Look at Sony and what they own. You think the Japanese are liberal.
And it is Bush who wants "shock economics" and you are seeing it in Iraq! Bush is a fascist, not a liberal!
Quit blaming liberals for the problems you created, like Iraq! The Republicans have controlled the white house for the vast majority of the past 40 years, and Congress for the last 12! And quit using Liberal and Democrat interchangeably. Most Democrats are not liberal! In fact, quite a few are conservative! There are also liberal Republicans if you didn't know!
The answer to the question is GREED!
2007-09-25 07:30:50 · answer #5 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hillary and Bill opened up favored nation status to China just five months after taking over the Oval Office in order to help their good friends at Wal-Mart (whose board Hillary had just stepped down form 5 months before) force American companies who would not meet their desired pricing either abroad or, out of business.
And -
they are still making millions off of their stock in the company to this day.
The vast majority of jobs you are speaking of were directly affected by this action.
And -
NAFTA followed soon after.
I wish ppl would realize who their enemies are.....
2007-09-25 07:28:57 · answer #6 · answered by wider scope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure -- that's the nature of a free market economy -- companies go where things are cheapest -- and trying to stop that is going against the basic tenets of capitalism.
Our leaders allowed this to happen because the only alternative is passing laws the prohibit businesses from making contracts with whoever they want -- and that's a violation of the basic principles of capitalism. But if you really want the US to become more socialist, and regulate business to an even greater extent, I'm sure the Democrats will be happy to comply.
2007-09-25 07:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We'll eventually enter a recession as fewer Americans can afford goods and services, and our economy will shrink. The poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer. If this continues unabated this inequality will eventually lead to political unrest and possible civil war.
2007-09-25 07:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why? They would rather screw a foreigner than pay you a living wage, that's why.
Cheap labor without health,safety, or workers rights are more profitable than using US workers.
2007-09-25 07:24:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its kind of hypocritical for republicans to oppose Unions so much and they blame the liberals like the guy above me for outsourcing and globalism...
2007-09-25 07:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋