Who is better to rebuild the US economy?
1. Biden
2. Trump
Personally, I vote for...
3. Someone who combines SOME attributes of BOTH men - and the parties they represent
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Trump attributes to be preserved:
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I want someone who will restore our manufacturing base and eliminating our dependence upon China
I want someone who will dramatically reduce Illegal Immigration in order to restore several Trades to a Living Wage status.
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Biden attributes to be preserved:
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I want someone not afraid to use Federal power to force an economic issue using temporary powers if-and-when necessary
I want someone who will not pull the plug on social services programming until there is no longer a substantive need for it
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We need ingredients from the Left and ingredients from the Right to make a decent economic soup.
We need someone willing to blend the best from both sides, and to discard the rest.
My grandchildren should live so long.
Kondor,
Negotiating and signing TPP basically backs China into a hard place. If it is properly put together (i.e. not corporate slushfest) then it gives US huge control over China..
Example:
Australia exports its Iron Ore to China, they then dump steel(and steel products) on the US market. They do this illegally and Obama and Trump both imposed fines and tariffs on them for doing so.
The simpler way is under TPP they can control the amount of Iron Ore China gets thus cutting them off at the balls.
US (because they are the major player) would control all imports into the TPP trading area. In the TPP area certain environmental, working practices.... would have to be in place in places like Vietnam and other low cost areas. This give US workers more of a level playing field to compete. It also raises standards in Vietnam and they will buy US goods (Remember not tarrifs on US goods).
This has proven to work and to see a great example just look at Germany and Ireland in the EU. Ireland joined as not far of third world, within a 25 years they became one of the richest countries in the world and they bought a lot of German Goods(Cars especially). German Car industry loves this and the same working standards, heath and safety, environmental... for workers in Ireland are the same as in Germany (Germany, UK & France generally set all of these (that would US power in TPP))...
Trump actually didn't know that China & India were not in TPP and said China would have too much power. That shows a lack of understanding. China celebrated when US decided not to continue with TPP. It gave them the major hand in the region.
TPP would have made a huge market for US, one where they would be making the rules (if they could keep corporates on a leash). And that was the big if, US main problem is they can't control their own lobby industry.
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As to your second point, the increased trade and control US would have over places like Mexico could really help Mexico gain control of there countries security. Generally Mexicans don't want to go to America, they rather make a living at home. Much like Germany and Ireland said before, there economic growth would gradually see this immigration reduce. Irish don't really leave the country now for economic reasons...
But before you say I want all immigrants gone. Who is going to do the crappy jobs with low unemployment market... This can cause a major increases in prices.. Just look at the prices of basic goods in Europe where nearly all workers have rights.