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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:02 PM Original message |
Poll question: How many foreign jobs are worth an American job, from your trade policy perspective? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Kick for votes, please. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Votes? In a poll wher you actn like dem ferrrners is human beings? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. I had to train my foreign replacement before I got laid off last year. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I had to train my American replacement when I got laid off |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I don't know, what's yours? |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Yup. He was. eom |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. BTW, the company that laid me off got lavish tax subsidies |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. I assume 1 means one-to-one correspondence... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It does. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. There are no 'foreigners.' There are no 'Americans.' |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. nationalism will only die when countries die. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Nationalism will only end when we have space invaders. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. MARS! We're NUMBER ONE !!11111!! |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Why do you hate 'Murika... err... Earth? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. No protectionists are on the board right now? |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. That depends on circumstances not enumerated yet. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That would be the final end-game number, as best your econ team can predict. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. If we're talking final, end game number... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. China puts a tariff on our products |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I was looking for clarification on the question and explaining why through a hypothetical. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Good question. If I am the President and have legislation on my desk that will |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. You could call me a protectionist. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Thank you for your thoughtful post. nt |
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4 t 4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. The leaders of each and every |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Thank you. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm sure there's someone in another country willing to do whatever it is you do for less money |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I don't understand the bit about "promoting tolerance." |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Read my edited post. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Then you pick "10,000 and higher." What is the problem? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I didn't pick any of your options because I reject your whole premise |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. As the OP says, "this is an absurdly strict thought exercise." |
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4 t 4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Gladly , I haven't had one |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think it's a ridiculous question. |
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4 t 4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Agreed |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. So many of the problems we have now were caused by that |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hell... |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Same here... I don't care about jobs in other countries... |
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