[navyblue]

This should be an obvious question but I have not seen anyone ask this yet.

When they outsource all the jobs they can and bring in guest workers for all the jobs they cannot, who the hell is going to be paying the taxes to support this government?

I asked this question of a political science professor today and his answer was that nobody has the answer to that.

That being the case, what the hell are they doing this for if they don't know the consequences of their actions?

[phil_will1]

"When they outsource all the jobs they can and bring in guest workers for all the jobs they cannot, who the hell is going to be paying the taxes to support this government?"

You are right, that is the big question - or one of them.

Lou Dobbs of CNN, as many of you know, has been all over this story. He had Carla Hills on the other night; I believe that she is a former labor secretary. She cited some study that said that 20 MM new jobs would be created in the US over the next decade. My question to her would be what kind of jobs? We all know that not all jobs are created equal.

I would hope this becomes THE issue of this campaign. We should be asking tough questions of every single candidate for elective office - either party. I personally don't think protectionism works in the long run - as evidenced by the President's recent steel tariffs. They solved one problem and created others. However, I am sincerely concerned about how the US will be able to maintain a standard of living for the next generation that is at least comparable to what we have known. I certainly don't have all the answers and it sure doesn't look like our elected leaders do either.

BTW, I know that Fundamental Tax Reform (FTR) is a big part of the solution with respect to the flow of goods, but thats another post, if not another thread.