Listening to HRC talk about creating good paying jobs. Has any political entity done more to drive manufacturing out of the USA than the DNC?

Maj John Bell — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:10:05 -0400

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Jul 12 at 2016 12:13 PM

SrA Edward Vong — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:13:08 -0400

There are sources that both ends support outsourcing overseas. In reality, I'm neither for nor am I against. A moderation of both wouldn't hurt. If manufacturing were to be kept in the US, the cost of the products may rise, if the manufacturing were outsourced, the prices drop, but people may be out of a job. Keeping a good balance is the key.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/28/gop-blocks-democrats-jobs-outsourcing-bill/

GOP blocks Democrats' jobs outsourcing bill

Washington (CNN) -- Senate Republicans successfully blocked a bill from coming to the Senate floor Tuesday that Democrats claim would help keep American jobs from going overseas. Republicans call it nothing more than a pre-election political ploy.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Jul 12 at 2016 12:14 PM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:14:08 -0400

HRC' proposals for free college tuitions ,expand Medicare for all, & $15.00 per hr minimum wage is going to have an adverse effect on small businesses..

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Jul 12 at 2016 12:29 PM

MCPO Roger Collins — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:29:42 -0400

Or the high paying energy industry and associated businesses.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 12 at 2016 1:21 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:21:14 -0400

First we would have to understand why jobs were driven out of the US in the first place. How did it come to be that Toyota and Volkswagen are building cars in the US, while Ford and Chevy are building cars in Mexico? Why is it that most of what we buy is made by people earning slave wages in China, instead of factories here in the US? Germany pays it's factory significantly more than what we pay ours and they enjoy benefits that US workers haven't imagined since the 70's.., and yet they somehow manage to manufacture and export more goods than they import. The Democratic party certainly deserves a lot of the blame for all the Free Trade agreements that have been signed over the past few decades... however it's silly to give Republicans a free pass, they too have been pushing Free Trade Agreements, and actively worked to undermine American Unions instead of working with them. Meanwhile Germany has figured out that at least partial union ownership of the plant leads to a much better alignment of Union and Managements objectives. the solutions have been in plain sight for decades, meanwhile both political parties continue to fail US workers.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jul 12 at 2016 5:11 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:11:12 -0400

Sadly, the GOP has so little experience at being in the majority in Congress, that they haven't a clue of how to fix the stupidity of the DNC. That's why we simply need to cut back govt severely and let America fix itself.

Response by MSG Stan Hutchison made Jul 12 at 2016 5:11 PM

MSG Stan Hutchison — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:11:30 -0400

To answer your question, yes. The GOP.

Response by PO3 Donald Murphy made Jul 13 at 2016 8:53 AM

PO3 Donald Murphy — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 08:53:31 -0400

Its not a democrat/republican issue. Go to any of those "look-at-how-they-vote" sites. With two exceptions, every elected senator and congressman from both parties has been for outsourcing/restructuring/layoffs, whatever 'term' you wish to call it. So for one side to claim they are 'for jobs' is hilarious.

Yet, give them their due...they got elected/reelected, right? So who is the true fool?

Response by PO2 Dale Brown made Jul 14 at 2016 10:07 AM

PO2 Dale Brown — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:07:37 -0400

Both Parties are equally responsable for job flight from the
US- and niether party really cares- if they did, EITHER party could have, and would have, reversed thier course. Our elected officals may as well be a new ruling class-and they really are. Once elected, they are rarely voted out of office because the system is rigged in the incumbents favor. We live in Rome. Niether The House or Senate are subject to the same laws we are subject to. Case in point-Obamacare. Minimum wage 15.00 an hour? What do you think will happen to food? Prices will remain about the same, but US farmers will be out of the game as they wont be able to afford the labor to harvest thier crops. And where will our food come from? What standards will they be required to maintain? The thing to remember about politicians is that they are 40ft of walking intestines, and they are full of shit.