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Steel does not get it.

Submitted by In between on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 15:21
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Michael Steele was on "This week with George Stephanopolus" and said "the jobs will come back." Is the guy living on Mars? Actually, I understand what he is saying that "recessionary" jobs will come back. But Steele and others still do not understand that the other jobs are lost due to globalization. And those jobs are not coming back. The GOP is still clueless. They either have no answer for this or don't know what is going on. The GOP lost the middle class, and they still do not understand why. 

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what do you want?

Submitted by chemjeff on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 16:05.

So what do you want then? Protectionism?

Nope. Investments for the

Submitted by In between on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 16:45.

Nope. Investments for the future, instead of laissez-faire. 

globalization

Submitted by chemjeff on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 18:26.

But you say that Republicans "don't get it" when it comes to globalization.  What do you suggest Republicans do about globalization?

Currency manipulation

Submitted by Paleo-Skeptic on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 19:18.

Addressing the currency manipulation by the Chinese would be a great place to start.

Perhaps rescinding their permanent most favored nation trading status.

 

In other words

Submitted by Cahnman on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 20:01.

you'd prefer to further weaken the dolllar?

Do you suppose...

Submitted by Paleo-Skeptic on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 23:07.

... that unfair trade practices on the part of another nation might be central to a strong dollar policy?

 

Undeniable Truth of Life #24 (My Edition)

Submitted by Cahnman on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 18:43.

When polticians talk about "investments," they're coming for your wallet.

 Well, I believe this is why

Submitted by In between on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 19:00.

 Well, I believe this is why the republicans lost the election. You have middle class jobs going overseas. The republicans have not given anything credible when you lose your job. "Free trade" sounds good, but the middle class is losing jobs. If you can't understand that, then I don't know how else to say it.

You need to invest in the future. Infrastructural spending (limited), energy independence-everything from nuclear to drilling, mandatory vocational training as factories close, embryonic stem cell research as Singapore is investing and taking some of our scientists, innovation, and research and development. This is the only way we can compete. Other countries are putting money in its people and in sciences like nanotechnology in which China is building the largest facility to compete globally. We have to do whatever possible to compete in the world. We are running out of time and money.

Allow me to translate:

Submitted by noufa on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 19:27.

"Dey Terk Er Jerbs!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2fGl9587X8