Obama's jobs plan: "double our exports over the next five years" wtf?

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ManusJustus said:

It may be unrealistic, but its what America has to do to be successful. Just like any household, you cannot buy more than you make, and if you do you are in trouble. Similarly, America is in trouble because the population imports more than they export.

Obama should come up way short though. Currently, America is at a price disadvantage with lesser developed countries, and that will not change. Without public healthcare and education, America is at a huge disadvantage to other developed countries. Why would a businessman pay an American $50,000 a year then pay $25,000 in benefits when they can hire a European for $50,000 and let the government pay the benefits?

America has a disadvantage compared to other developed countries and lesser developed countries, and all the while Americans love to spend money they dont have. Its a recipe for disaster that no mere mortal is going to fix any time soon.

Why hire an American worker?

A) It's MUCH easier to fire an American... so you don't have to worry about incompetant workers... better to pay one worker 75,000 then have to pay two workers 100,000.

B)  The United States is at the top of list for production per hour for workers.  So is Germany... but See A... and C.

C) Americans have a culture of work.  Americans are more willing to work longer hours, work ermegency hours, give up freetimes and vacations to rally around their company, work overtime.

D) Despite being such hard workers Americans great power index scores... and more importantly when compaired with europe... high individualism scores.  These are traits that are valued highly in the working world now that buisness sociology is big.

E) Related to D but deserves it's own entry.  America is really high in uncertainty avoidance index(well low I should say)... espiecally compaired to other nations that match productivity... this is pretty much the most important factor when it comes to buisness sociology since this is what prevents mistakes and makes productivity... well productive. 

F) Flexiability laws.  It's much easier in the USA to drop workers when you need to slim down, and add workers when you need to bulk up... part of A really, but worth it's own mentioning... most europeon countries make it hard for you to slim down when you need to and bulk up when you need to... meaning you tend to get a layer of "fat" you can't shed due to Europeon laws... until said fat has almost thrown your company into a cardiac arrest.

You pay United States workers that extra 25,000 in benefits... because in general American workers are worth it.