| McDonaldsGuy said: Obama has no clue what he's doing. In this video, he criticized Bush for "taking out a credit card from the bank of China" and "driving up our national debt." In Bush's 8 years of Presidency, Bush racked up a phenomenal $4 trillion in debt. That was the record. That was the record. Obama has no racked up $7 trillion in debt in just 4 years. God knows what will happen when he is re-elected - god help us. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLmru6no4U Obama is clueless as hell, as was Bush - but they are anti-American so they can get away with it. Someone who wants to SAVE America has no chance at the Presidency. Here are some ways to help save the American economy - Tariffs Tariffs ensure that the home country has the best advantage over outside competitors. Everything is made in China now - even American flags. Tariffs keep the jobs at home. Free trade just allows companies to ship jobs out of the country and use a cheaper labor force to produce goods then sell them here. - Protectionism - End illegal immigration The stereotype of an illegal immigrant is someone who works in agriculture. No longer is that stereotype true - illegals now work in blue collar type jobs such as an electrician, a construction worker, a plumber, in the factories America does have, etc. etc. then they dominate the hospitality industry in many U.S. states. In fact, only 3% of illegals work in agriculture! California has a crumbling economy because of this issue. If we put a halt to illegal immigration and enforce laws, our economy will slowly spring back up. There are other ways as well - raise taxes, cut spending, rebuild our infrastracture, etc. etc. but these 3 are HUGE and require immediate attention! What do you guys think? |
You may want to check the global trends regarding manufacturing jobs and then decide what globalization has to do with it.
In regards to stopping imports, here is a question: Is it a good a idea for the world's largest exporter of goods and services to block imports? That, FYI, is the United States:
http://www.freeenterprise.com/2011/04/trade-stats-whos-the-worlds-largest-exporter
In regards to immigration, you can look into that, but America is a country of immigrants. You could have a similar effect on it, if you strictly enforced minimum wage laws, and fined employers heavily who broke them.
The problems with the U.S economy is pretty deep, and the world overall. You need to look at trends in how labor demands all over have declined, and also see the effect of having an economy based around debt. In short, there is no simple answers, including a crunch on resource if the likes of China and india decide they want to have modern middle-class lifestyles. Yes, add sustainability to all this to.
