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Hoyt

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11. Yes. The foreign countries need investment. You assume that investment

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Reply #9)

Wed May 27, 2015, 06:51 AM

May 2015

would mean jobs here, but that's not true. In any event, it is terribly greedy and callous, maybe worse.

Most of the small factories that supposedly closed down, were not efficient and technologically advanced. The old "buggy whip" manufacturer example comes to mind. And those small companies couldn't pay decent wages anyway.

Doesn't make me happy, but old, outdated facilities should close down.

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Study: Each new immigrant creates 1.2 new jobs [View all] applegrove May 2015 OP

I wouldn't say that this is a good thing. NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

I agree. And you get zero pop growth when people have enough to invest in their children over and applegrove May 2015 #2

I don't think anyone can disagree with that, either. Gregorian May 2015 #4

Problem is, our so called free trade deals are not free trade. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #5

I hear what you are saying, but I doubt you are going to create a job overseas. Hoyt May 2015 #6

We have enough freaking problems that need addressing in this country before we can start shipping Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #7

Then, be honest. You don't care about starving foreign workers. Hoyt May 2015 #8

So those tens of thousands of factories that moved is just a myth? Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #9

Yes. The foreign countries need investment. You assume that investment Hoyt May 2015 #11

People who are economically secure and better educated have fewer children. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #10

If people are moving from an area with poor environmental regulations to one with better Chathamization May 2015 #12

"Depresses the wages of blue collar workers and strains an already overburdened safety net" Jesus Malverde May 2015 #3

That's going to piss off a lot of people LanternWaste May 2015 #13