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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Roadtrp <<Sure we may have more people employed today but that is because the average person is working more than one job. Just thing back when this country was an industrial super power, only one person had to work, the wife could stay home, or the husband could, now both have to work to try and make ends meet. >> You're thinking of a dream world. First of all, the conditions you are talking about only existed in this country from about the end of WWII to the mid 60's. There is no way that life has always been like that in this country. Let's also look at what life was like then, what our expectations were. The average home was about 900 square feet. Now the average for new homes is over 2000 square feet. People then felt lucky if they had ONE color television. Now everyone has several. It used to be routine to have 2-3 children share one bedroom. Now it seems almost a God-given right that every child has his/her own room. A two car family was a rarity, a three car family almost unheard of. Now two cars is the standard and three cars is not uncommon. I could go on and on, but I think you get my drift. The reason so many families have two wage earners is because they want a higher living standard than what we had in the 50's. Is that a good choice? I'm not sure that it always is, but it is everyone's right to decide for themselves. Does this country have some economic problems? Yes, I agree that it does. The distribution of wealth in this country is skewing more and more towards the top 10%. I believe we need change in tax policies to limit the deductibility of executive compensation. I believe we need more companies with profit-sharing plans for their employees. Stockholders and executives should not be the only ones to profit when a company does well. The men and women who do the work of the company should also share in its success. So yes, I think this country could use some change in its economic policy. But I also think overall the average American is FAR BETTER off than 50 years ago. [/quote] Yes, the wages in this country are all going too much for that rich 10%. But I believe that globalization has it's BIG disadvantages in the long run, unfortunatly, few companies today see that, while the big CEO's whine about $23 million "not being enough" Heh, most CEOs don't deserve a dime to their name, some (but very few) actually do their job the way it was supposed to be done. Anyways, globalization has these long-term problems: Huge tax decreases on the government. First you have many companies paying almost no property taxes now that their plants are overseas, plus those companies have to pay a lot less insurance benefits now, which leaves many services we take for granted without enough money to fully operate. Then the government can't charge those layed-off workers with income tax, and have to pay a LOT of people a $300-$400 unemployment check until they get a job. The government doesn't like to be without money, and this definently doesn't help. (Where do you think the bulk of that multi-billion dollar deficet came from, along with war on terror costs?) Decreased industrial capacity. The cycle is a never-ending one. First you lay off workers, then our raw-material suppliers get that much less business, then the company also moves it customer support team to India, (And I don't by any means want to talk to someone I can't even understand, let alone cooperate with a country who is just as ornery as the rest of the Middle-East.), So now you're left with people unemployes in the industrial and telecommunications sectors. That leaves a lot of [censored] off people around, and the list just keeps getting bigger every day. If the government won't serve to the majority of the people in America who are already mad in this country, they're crazy. (of course, anyone could have told you they're crazy.[:(!]) But I wouldn't be so passive about globalization. Fight aganst it, get other people against it, get yourself and others buying as many American-made products as possible, and refuse to do any business with companies who move their suppor groups to India. If the majority of the people start doing this in AMerica, those businesses who aren't very loving of the country that let's them even exist won't have much business, will they? And after all that, send this company a letter, tell everyone you know to send them letters saying you will refuse and encourage others to refuse to buy their products because they're made in China, Mexico, etc. Now of couse non of this would do any good unless you had about 300,000+++ other people doing the same thing, but it's a start. China can go to [censored] for all I care because I am going to refuse to buy anything made by Black & Decker, Wal-Mart, Irwin, and other worthless companies, and I'm going to get as many other people as possible to do the same. In fact if you're reading this I'd consider it. Those of us with kids or grandkids need to give them something in the future, preferably nothing from China, India, or Mexico. And note that i don't mind trade with our friends in the world like Germany, England, Canada, or Australia! If it's made by people getting the same treatment and wages as American workers, and there is a American-made alternative, that's what trade should be limited to!
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