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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
Why has it become like that? i know people like you, woj and squealer like to blame the workers but i believe the blame lies on both sides. with so many jobs going overseas, people see that as a huge threat and unions or no unions, it won't bring the jobs back.
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I don't blame the workers. I blame the unions. Look at the chart I posted. Add up how much money they gave away to politicians. They are lobbyists of the worst kind. They propose to be speaking for the workers,when the facts are they are speaking for the top people in the unions who don't want to lose their cushy jobs and inflated salaries.
Next I blame the government. And not just the current one. For over a decade they stood by and did nothing while millions of jobs went to China. They allowed the Chinese to import basically duty and hassle free. Today, it's still expensive and difficult to ship there. The government allowed the Chinese to manipulate currency and they still do.
The Chinese still subsidize their manufacturing base with cut-rate costs on raw materials and energy. They still have a VAT that pays CHinese factories 7% on every dollar they send to the US.