Serious questions for those who are convinced that Obama, Clinton, and Gore are not liberals.

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141. So it is American liberalism to which you refer....

We would have seen less outsourcing had corporations had to pay more realistic wages to those workers in foreign countries who have taken American jobs. That would have grown the middle classes in those nations and made them capable of buying American made products. That was the premise sold to Reps and Senators by corporate America. Of course, we now know the corporations lied, they had no intention of building a middle class anywhere. I think the problem is less governmental, or even ideological, and more due to unrestrained capitalism. I often wonder how many posting here on DU own iPhones, iPads, or iPods. Or foreign cars. I wonder how many of the older DUers purchased SONY televisions while Zenith was still manufacturing them in the US. In my opinion, the root of the problem is the desire of average Americans to have as many 'things' as possible causing them to always hunt for the lowest price. Corporate America has taken advantage of that and disproportionately advantaged itself by creating ever higher profits and share price. I don't believe anything will change in this country until most Americans just stop buying stuff. That will happen voluntarily or it will eventually become necessary in order to buy food, fuel and clothing.