The problem is, anymore anything which Americans buy, there is only a small portion of the cost which actually stays in America.
Most everything is made now, in China.
That is where all the profits are going. To China.
Bring back jobs to America.
Actually, the Chinese get a very small percentage of the final price of these goods. You buy something for $50, the Chinese manufacturer gets about $10. They only make money because their costs are so low. If wages continue to rise in China, they won’t be able to compete.
“Bring back jobs to America.”
Every time somebody says that I feel compelled to explain why the jobs left in the first place. In a word, “regulation.” The government regulates how many bathrooms of which sex, how you arrange your employees in your building (fire codes) what processes you can use. The government has a heavy hand too, an EPA inspector can show up from the city, county, state or federal government and all of these mostly green agenda punks can shut your doors instantly. Then there is the paperwork, ranging from how much did you pollute and what is your plan to stop it to how many blacks and other minorities do you employ? Just before my last company effectively ceased to exist it had hired HR and Environmental specialists, not to forget the people it had to hire to comply with Sarbanes Oxley. These people were expensive and contributed not one penny to the bottom line. And, you’d like to plate something? Forget about it. You want to make your parking lot a bit larger, you’ll have to file a $50,000 environmental impact statement. The jobs didn’t go overseas for more profit, they were driven over seas because the environment here was now too tough and expensive to live in.
The problem is, anymore anything which Americans buy, there is only a small portion of the cost which actually stays in America.
Most everything is made now, in China.
That is where all the profits are going. To China.
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The problem is we have an economy dominated by the government. See my tagline.
Excellent idea!
Step 1: Say Bring back jobs to America.
Step 2: See Step 1
Step 3: When Step 1 and Step 2 work so well, who needs a Step 3?
The Doctrine of “Free Trade” coming home to roost. Wealth flowing to productive countries and cheap and nasty goods flowing into our country.
Yesterday I went to the boot store to get a new pair of barn boots. Servis has many variants, made in USA but none fit. I was FORCED to settle for Chinese boots. Are our US Servicemen and women FORCED to wear Chinese combat boots? This is a HUGE problem.