On 04/03/2016 08:43 AM, trader_4 wrote:
You do realize that consumers ultimately pay those tariffs and who
gets tariffed, who doesn't, how high the tariff is, etc is yet
another mechanism of crony capitalism and corruption? A lot of this
"decline" problem is the result of technology and a new world
economy. The days when you
could just graduate HS and get a good, decent paying factory job
are over. So too are the days when you could get a degree in art
or communications, get an entry level corp job and move your way
up.


Yes and the GOP has facilitated the 'new world economy' starting with
Nixon opening the door to the PRC. Multinational corporations have
loyalty to one thing -- profits. Trump may be a buffoon but the current
GOP isn't going to make America great any time soon. They've watched
while those good paying factory jobs moved to Mexico, SE Asia, and other
sources of cheap labor while applauding 'free trade'. Never forget
while Clinton signed the bill for the disaster called NAFTA, Bush 41 was
the one who started the ball rolling.