Jarhead
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there are two sets of signatures on a labor contract. Why would the employers sign if he thought there wasn't profit in it for him? Why blame the worker?Slave wages in Asia. And a nice tax credit to do so.
On top of those "slave wages" there is the cost to build a factory there and the cost to proodcue there (taxes, etc) and the cost to ship back to the US.
So I again ask, what prompted those employers to ship the jobs overseas?
Maybe the unions got a little greedy with those "for life" benefits that no one else gets?
The "free" trade agreements (NAFTA, CAFTA, GAT et al) were sold as a way to enlarge American markets. Well, we have become a consumer society rather than the solid producer society we were in the 20th century. Our wages and benefits have fallen. Our jobs have been outsourced.
And the net result? A larger gap between the wealthy and the working class. A massive trade deficit. The loss of skilled labor and the jobs they were employed in. A consolidation of the means of production, distribution and sales. And, yes, the advent of the $50 DVD player.
Consumerism. The opiate of the masses.
Nosmo, you are an intelligent poster on here.
To ignore the likely disater created by a long term strike is irresponsible. Strikes and strike threats strong arm the employers into signing deals that do not make sense. The power of communication technology and the irresponsible use of this technology by advocates for the unions further exasperrates the potential problems of not signing deals that dont make sense.
As for the gap between the business owners/senior executives and the workers, this is only evident in the largest of companies and by no means the norm in the tens of thousands of small and mid sized businesses. Unfortunately, our politicians of today classify all of us small business owners with the few "Madoffs" out there and people like you refuse to see how disingenuous it is.
I have a woman working for me that is making more than I am right now. When times were good, I was making more than her; but as a business owner, I certainly can not decrease her salary even though my profit is nearing zero in this recession.
THAT is how 90% of the country's businesses operate.
But I agree with you in one area. Shipping jobs overseas should not be an option. But then again, benefits and 90% salaries for life after retirement should also not be an option.