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abelenkpe

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6. Can we pretend we didn't offshore tech, entertainment and VFX work too?

Reply to Teamster Jeff (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:57 PM

Jul 2014

I love how no one wants to admit both side facilitated the loss of so many jobs.
Where are the candidates running with the promise of bringing that work back? Who have realistic proposals like tariffs or tax penalties for companies that offshore?

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Let�s Just Pretend We Didn�t Offshore Manufacturing [View all] Teamster Jeff Jul 2014 OP

Anything to make bad look good n/t n2doc Jul 2014 #1

We need a Democratic Administration to put a halt to this nonsense & protect American workers!! Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #2

Oh, wait... maddiemom Jul 2014 #12

Indeed. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #18

Jeff, based on our President's support for the EU actions in Ukraine, saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #3

When he backs trade deals like the TPP and the TTIP Teamster Jeff Jul 2014 #7

Jeff, I've been the recipient of hide ratings. A shock saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #15

More lies- these people will never, ever stop. Thanks for posting this. NBachers Jul 2014 #4

Meanwhile we've got a record core trade deficit and new trade deals on the way. pa28 Jul 2014 #5

What happened to the 70,000 jobs that the Korea Free Trade deal was supposed to create? Teamster Jeff Jul 2014 #9

Can we pretend we didn't offshore tech, entertainment and VFX work too? abelenkpe Jul 2014 #6

Good questions,abelenkpe. Don't expect Hillary "outsourcing will continue" Clinton to help. nt antigop Jul 2014 #8

I'd love the pretend that the Clintons didn't further that. There is plenty of blame to go around, silvershadow Jul 2014 #10

what I would give to have furniture factories and textile mills back in the USA. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #11

Would certainly improve the quality abelenkpe Jul 2014 #17

and would certainly improve the quality of life over here. Ghost towns where Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #19

K&R! TeamPooka Jul 2014 #13

It's almost as if they KNOW we know they're BS-ing us and are thumbing their noses at us Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #14

Prole, not good at all, divide and conquer is an saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #16

Would that it could be "join up and conquer" the plutocrats Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #20