Too Many People In The Wagon, Not Enough Pulling It
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Probably not, lots of people don't understand the benefits of free tradeTierbsHsotBoobs said:
Cars last longer now. All that other cheap shit can be made cheaper elsewhere.Sledog said:
Yeah those millions of cell phones, cars, computers, clothes, food etc. Who needs that shit! You have information.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
In case you haven't noticed, people don't need as much shit made for them as they used to because shit lasts longer now.HFNY said:True though it's still better to have decent paying jobs for people who want to make things rather than increasing jobs that rely on tax revenues.
TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Unless the population explodes, manufacturing is low growth for a long time.
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I'm hearing free trade is what caused America to not be great.BearsWiin said:
Probably not, lots of people don't understand the benefits of free tradeTierbsHsotBoobs said:
Cars last longer now. All that other cheap shit can be made cheaper elsewhere.Sledog said:
Yeah those millions of cell phones, cars, computers, clothes, food etc. Who needs that shit! You have information.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
In case you haven't noticed, people don't need as much shit made for them as they used to because shit lasts longer now.HFNY said:True though it's still better to have decent paying jobs for people who want to make things rather than increasing jobs that rely on tax revenues.
TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Unless the population explodes, manufacturing is low growth for a long time.
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I say we all go on welfare! And we'll make China pay for it!
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With people like you in the work force yes we're done here.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Cars last longer now. All that other cheap shit can be made cheaper elsewhere.Sledog said:
Yeah those millions of cell phones, cars, computers, clothes, food etc. Who needs that shit! You have information.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
In case you haven't noticed, people don't need as much shit made for them as they used to because shit lasts longer now.HFNY said:True though it's still better to have decent paying jobs for people who want to make things rather than increasing jobs that rely on tax revenues.
TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Unless the population explodes, manufacturing is low growth for a long time.
are we done here? -
2001400ex said:
I'm hearing free trade is what caused America to not be great.BearsWiin said:
Probably not, lots of people don't understand the benefits of free tradeTierbsHsotBoobs said:
Cars last longer now. All that other cheap shit can be made cheaper elsewhere.Sledog said:
Yeah those millions of cell phones, cars, computers, clothes, food etc. Who needs that shit! You have information.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
In case you haven't noticed, people don't need as much shit made for them as they used to because shit lasts longer now.HFNY said:True though it's still better to have decent paying jobs for people who want to make things rather than increasing jobs that rely on tax revenues.
TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Unless the population explodes, manufacturing is low growth for a long time.
are we done here?
"Yeah, what has free trade ever done for us?"
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What you don't mention is that government jobs are down and manufacturing jobs are up since Obama became president. Clearly his fault still.HFNY said: -
What about farmers? We used to be so good at employing farmers, hell most everybody used to do it, and now there's almost none left. Thanks, Obama
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Free trade is fine as long as cash transfers are made to the people whose jobs were outsourced (nasty euphemism for 'moved to low wage sweatshops'), and who can't reasonable be expected to be immediately "retrained."
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Shorter: the government will need to pay our salaries when everything is taken over by robot labor.
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Cash transfers happen when they pay significantly less for goods.doogsinparadise said:Free trade is fine as long as cash transfers are made to the people whose jobs were outsourced (nasty euphemism for 'moved to low wage sweatshops'), and who can't reasonable be expected to be immediately "retrained."
