Originally posted by DanB:
Too many beer guzzling, TV watching Americans have been duped into believing this BS.
Don't think I am supporting our greedy fat-cat corporations, though. They are a big part of the problem.
Maybe if those beer guzling, Tv waching Americans got off their couch once in awhile and tried to innovate and use their abilities more we might not be at the disadvantage you say we are.
As for our "greedy fat-cat corporations"; they are what made us economically great, plain and simple. Without the "greed" (capitalism) our country never would have innovated or delivered on the promise that we showed in the beginning of the industrial age.
Originally posted by DanB:
As for you, Mr. Keitz, I am still not impressed with your credentials, or your knowledge of economics or world events. Your statement about the American autoworker was totally wrong. And that statement about Kosovo was ridiculously without merit. .
Dan, I was not trying to impress you, sorry.
As for the Kosovo statement, if you reread the post you'll see, it wasn't mine, it was your beloved Pat Buchanan's!
Originally posted by DanB:
Does that Mexican autoworker get 2 weeks paid vacation, good health insurance and a savings and pension plan? How about liability insurance and litigation costs? Got a complaint about a product in China and you probably be sent to the labor camp.
The bottom line? The playing ground is far from level for US based companies.
No the playing ground is not level, interesting that you seem so concerned for the corporations that earlier you labeled as "greedy fat-cat"s. Which is it that you would like to see rule, capitalism or something else?
The German, Japanese, British (what's left of them anyway) auto worker all have total compensation packages better than their counterparts here in the USA. This has been the case for almost a decade, just ask the UAW. (or might they be fudging the numbers to protect their constituency?!?!)
Please understand and recognize that I do agree with you on a number of points, especially on the issue of immigration.
We should not allow unabated access to our country to those who might destroy it, both intentionally and un-intentionally. We should not allow foreign nationals to come and provide "cheap labor" for companies here, simply because our citizens are less educated and skilled than those foreigners. We should do our own job of teaching and giving our citizens the necessary skill-sets to compete for those jobs. The question has always been, who is going to pay for their educations.
and, as the great american Forest Gump quiped:
That's all I have to say about that.
bye for now
