2016 Postmortem

Demsrule86

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9. Maybe if we offered them an economy based

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 04:01 PM

Nov 2016

on a modern manufacturing model. Did you know the TPP allows slavery in some instances? But you are right if we offer them no alternative in terms of jobs, they won't be back and the hate they feel will grow...economic distress breeds hatred and revolution. Hubs worked in autos for 30 years. I know a great deal about how not to practice trade...learned the hard way.

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What happens when the jobs don't come back? [View all] RandySF Nov 2016 OP

One of three things Cosmocat Nov 2016 #1

Those so called Jobs are never coming back. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #2

Unions The Jungle 1 Nov 2016 #3

Been down that road with Nixon. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #10

It is not coal jobs...it is manufacturing Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #8

Agree with your premiss. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #12

I see Trump ordering a token amount of steel locally when it suits him- bettyellen Nov 2016 #11

Understand the Steel used here in Vegas Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #13

I'm saying it will be a token symbolic order at best - and despite that the headlines won't explain bettyellen Nov 2016 #14

All this China Steel is Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #17

Chinese owned- just like Trump Tower. He will use the office to eliminate all his debt to them and bettyellen Nov 2016 #19

Look for a special Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #20

I'm betting he pulls some shit like that- but what will he give congress to pass it? bettyellen Nov 2016 #21

There have been a couple of these Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #22

I am done with the steel workers The Jungle 1 Nov 2016 #18

In Trump's world NewJeffCT Nov 2016 #4

Not much atreides1 Nov 2016 #5

Maybe if we offered them an economy based Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #9

Boycott The Jungle 1 Nov 2016 #6

The only jobs that might come back are defense The_Casual_Observer Nov 2016 #7

It'll be Obama's fault mtnsnake Nov 2016 #15

Democrats are blamed and lose more elections budkin Nov 2016 #16

Trump is screwed WhoWoodaKnew Nov 2016 #23