Reply #21: Thom is way off the mark on this

[jmatthan]

Thom Hartmann may be historically very accurate, but he is way off on the mark on his stance on globalisation as well as immigration.

In promoting his opposition stance on NAFTA, etc. and the reasons for the disappearance of the middle class, Thom has lost his understanding of what is standard of living, cost of living and the middle class.

A high cost of living is not satisfactory to have a high standard of living.

If the US was clever with its immigration policy, it could dramatically reduce the cost of living and increase the standard of living of its middle class.

Outsourcing could be be of value to all its citizens, not just the corporates.

The exploitation era of imperialistic US is now over, and the people of the US has to come to terms with that.

Instead of bitching about globalisation, America has to now pay its way in this world.

Immigration could be of huge benefit to the US, except for those with blinkers . On this issue, Thom has very very narrow blinkers which are clouded by his interpretation of US history..