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I don't think you're wrong at all. We have a canadian democrat governor in Michigan who can't get it thru her thick head that the way to economic prosperity is not to tax, regulate, and litigate the hell out of manufacturing and business.

I think it goes further. I just retired from the domestic auto industry. Even in spite of Jacque Nasser's divide and conquer diversity initiatives, we could not find enough talented American engineers when we hired. We had to turn to engineers who came here from India and the Middleeast. Meanwhile in the USA, we have high schools that produce kids ready to become environmentalists, diversity consultants, and democratic party campaign operatives. Additionally, just from the domestic auto industry perspective, we could not, and they still cannot get those "quality" union people who are hired to come to work full time, and who receive expensive full time health care benefits to come to work everyday prepared to work. The benefits still get paid at the full time rate, and part time or sick/lame/lazy employees get put on the job in the absence of the qualified qualilty union employee. Companies owe an obligation to stock holders, and they will look for a way to make good on those obligations.

We had to turn to engineers who came here from India and the Middleeast. Meanwhile in the USA, we have high schools that produce kids ready to become environmentalists, diversity consultants, and democratic party campaign operatives.

Which is the cause and which is the result?

Meanwhile in the USA, we have high schools that produce kids ready to become environmentalists, diversity consultants, and democratic party campaign operatives

My experience (I'm in the IT industry) is that US developers are far superior to those from India, etc. But maybe it's just because I'm good and have good co-workers, and our development team in India is sub-par....

Anyone remember, about a year ago, the big stink about Stanley Tool wanting to relocate a part of its operations oustide of the US to avoid a hefty tax bill? Mitch Albom (his show follows Rush here in the Metro-Detroit area and sometimes I don't get it shut off quickly enough) was bad-mouthing them by claiming "it must be nice to be able to locate somewhere else to avoid paying US taxes" (or words to this effect)..."wouldn't it be nice if we (the little guy) could just move to avoid paying our taxes too?"

What an idiot. Is he too stupid to realize WE pay the taxes in the cost of higher goods, lower wages, fewer jobs and reduced dividends to shareholders? As I recall, Stanley collapsed under pressure and did not relocate.