Two things:
My Mom REALLY hates it when I call them, ‘Goat Humpers,’ so I do it at every opportunity. But Dear Old Mom is a Methodist - they goof around too much in church for my tastes, anyways. ;)
...And... I agree on the jobs thing. We need to make it lucrative for EVERY American company to pull those jobs OUT of any foreign country and bring them home. THEN, we need to lock the door, build a wall or two and let the rest of the world fend for themselves.
Man, I am so TIRED of this. So, SO tired...but I’m kind of mean, that way. ;)
Absolutely. That's one of the easier fixes with reduced corporate regulations and taxes and union excess. I'm not a macro-economist, but understand companies needing to be competitive for their very existence. If that means going elsewhere to avoid the crushing Fedgov and Unions, they do so and have for decades.
We now we have the highest corporate taxes of most nations on the planet, if not the highest. That doesn't include stifling regulations that hamstring business from the Mom&Pops to the conglomerates. I've owned 3 small businesses and can read a Balance Sheet plus a Profit&Loss statement better than most. I understand the bottom line.
Private and public companies exist to make a profit for their owners and/or stockholders. Maybe some benevolent companies are about providing jobs, but most aren't and even then it's a secondary consideration with the Zuckerberg types whose companies profits are beyond obscene.
It's our free-enterprise system from the start that has made us the envy of the World. We simply need to return to those capitalist ideals and get Fedgov/State out of the way. Remember, when Ronald Reagan pushed through reduced regulation on all companies, the economy took off for years!
My poor Dear Lady, I feel so bad for you. All is wearing on my heart and mind, also. America is not the Country I served 11 years in Navy. It makes little since anymore.
Here's a hope: Although I was not a Trump supporter because of his in-articulate speeches and gaffes, I've come to believe he is genuine and truly wants to, "Make America Great Again". He may not fulfill every promise while in because Congress, but he will do what he can with his background of putting the BEST people in place. That's my hope...it could be yours. Hope is all we have now.