General Discussion

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:03 AM Nov 2012

Okay, so our manufacturing base isn't coming back

Outsourcing will continue to be rewarded with our current tariff laws and tax rates on the uber-rich.

Time to start here with jobs/careers that cannot be outsourced.
Of course deal with the our tax structure tragedy but we need to get started NOW!

1. Rebuild and retrofit our infrastructure in a sustainable (green) way.
2. Include industrial hemp in #1. I know it is not the "end-all-be-all" answer so spare me a lecture however it is an invaluable plant with enormous potential to help heal our planet.

We need to find the public funds to jump start this no matter how far in debt we need to go because the payoff will be enormous in a stimulated economy.

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Okay, so our manufacturing base isn't coming back (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2012 OP

Make the US dollar strong! HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #1

The first party/candidate pipoman Nov 2012 #2

How about a relative fair wage import law...? JCMach1 Nov 2012 #3

I don't agree. In the past three years many companies have brought back jobs. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #4

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

1. Make the US dollar strong!

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:10 AM

Nov 2012

Print it on durable hemp.

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

2. The first party/candidate

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:11 AM

Nov 2012

who campaigns on the platform of trade reform will win...it will happen..it should be the "labor party" which does this, but alas, the labor party is dead..

JCMach1

(27,562 posts)

3. How about a relative fair wage import law...?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:12 AM

Nov 2012

Of course, the corporations would never let that happen.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. I don't agree. In the past three years many companies have brought back jobs.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:45 PM

Nov 2012

My dad's company, for example, is pretty huge and they were big into outsourcing for years. Then they discovered that the quality of work was minimal if it existed at all and realized they were getting ripped off by the outsourcing brokers. They've pulled a full reversal and done everything they could to get back up to steam with a domestic workforce, but they lost a shitload of good people during the outsourcing years.

Reply to this discussion