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Post by 101ABN on Jan 15, 2014 21:28:41 GMT -8
Don't become unemployed is sound advice. But we DO have a safety net.
Extending benefits to 99 weeks, however, is a disincentive to look for work.
Revising the tax code would bring investment dollars back into the country and allow expansion within the economy.
Reducing energy costs also fuels expansion.
I'll guaran-damn-tee you that the Chicoms aren't pissing themselves over carbon credits or remaking
their manufacturing and energy industries by pushing everyone into a "green" economy.
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Post by warrior1972 on Jan 16, 2014 6:38:16 GMT -8
Don't become unemployed is sound advice. But we DO have a safety net. "Extending benefits to 99 weeks, however, is a disincentive to look for work." Nobody said anything about extending unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. Nobody said anything about supplying a disincentive to look for work. I am saying that removing welfare altogether is removing the safety net. The system needs reform, not removal. And practically any system we come up with will be subject to abuse. "Revising the tax code would bring investment dollars back into the country and allow expansion within the economy." And tax code revision effectively is something that would take years, especially with our Congress behaving the way it is today. Personally I am for the abolishment of the IRS through a flat rate which would be removed from the payroll prior to payment. But that's just my opinion. "Reducing energy costs also fuels expansion." What energy costs would you remove? "I'll guaran-damn-tee you that the Chicoms aren't pissing themselves over carbon credits or remaking their manufacturing and energy industries by pushing everyone into a "green" economy." I don't care what the "chicoms" are doing. Beijing is so polluted right now that they can't see across the street for the smog from burning coal without regulation and not controlling their use of petroleum. .
www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/asia/china-smog-aviaition/index.html?iref=allsearch
www.cnn.com/2014/01/06/opinion/china-pollution-opinion-taoxie/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/03/20/intl-china-water-pollution-philippe-cousteau-intv.cnn.html
I am for making our nation completely energy independent. I want to see the use of alternative fuels as well as the intelligent use of fossil fuels, and the development of petroleum alternatives to wean the world's economy from an energy source that is controlled largely by looney-tunes governments that hold that world economy hostage for the sake of an energy source that is theirs to command. We were once the world's largest EXPORTER of oil, and simultaneously the world's largest CREDITOR nation. Now, we are the world's largest IMPORTER of oil (the Chinese are overtaking us in oil imports, and that competition will drive oil prices HIGHER) and the world's largest CREDITOR nation. That is hardly a coincidence, and I consider energy independence and the development and exportation of technology to make our nation and the other industrial nations of the world energy independent to be a matter of national security.
We CAN do it, and we can do it better than anybody else, without making our country look like China.
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Post by 101ABN on Jan 16, 2014 7:16:06 GMT -8
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Post by warrior1972 on Jan 16, 2014 7:29:43 GMT -8
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Post by warrior1972 on Jan 16, 2014 11:07:34 GMT -8
"I'll guaran-damn-tee you that the Chicoms aren't pissing themselves over carbon credits or remaking
their manufacturing and energy industries by pushing everyone into a "green" economy."
So much for the "topic of the thread". WE ARE NOT CHINA.
Thank GOD....
Eliminate minimum wage (which the Chinese do not have) eliminate welfare (which the Chinese do not have) eliminate political opposition (which the Chinese do not have). WE don't have a one-party, monolithic state where one Party dictates economic political policy (Although that is certainly what a lot of you want, as long as it's REPUBLICAN.) It sure as hell seems like a LOT of you want no discussion and no debate. All the rest of us have American citizenship and rights AS LONG AS WE GO ALONG WITH YOU.
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Post by 101ABN on Jan 16, 2014 19:07:48 GMT -8
"WE don't have a one-party, monolithic state where one Party dictates economic political policy (Although that is certainly what a lot of you want, as long as it's REPUBLICAN.)"
It's impossible to have a discussion with someone who insists on arguing against what was never said.
Good day.
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Post by warrior1972 on Jan 16, 2014 19:23:43 GMT -8
"WE don't have a one-party, monolithic state where one Party dictates economic political policy (Although that is certainly what a lot of you want, as long as it's REPUBLICAN.)" It's impossible to have a discussion with someone who insists on arguing against what was never said. Good day. Couldn't have said it better myself.  |
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Post by peck on Feb 11, 2014 16:17:53 GMT -8
The Japanese have long been guilty of shipping subcontracted jobs overseas to Taiwan, Singapore, and other countries de to rising labor costs in Japan, and undercutting our prices here at home. Labor costs in the United States have become lower than Japan, which is why the Japanese auto industry now builds plants in the United States... cheap labor. Nonsense, The Japanese build cars in the US because they save on shipping costs, the differential between labor in other countries verses shipping large heavy products here and maintaining price competitiveness is not as large as building cars in the US and cutting out the shipping. And Hyundai and KIA (South Korea) has managed to do to the Japanese what the Japanese had been doing to us: undercutting American prices on the open international market, since the Japanese market is for too restrictive and tariff-laden to allow large scale foreign competition. It isn't just auto manufacturing that is a problem. We sold our heavy industry to China. We still export jobs and industry to China and India. And our products are being undercut due to unfair labor and economic practices around the world. What is unfair about it? We did it to ourselves, and we need to get back in the game. |
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Post by peck on Feb 11, 2014 16:28:33 GMT -8
(sigh) If it were that easy, and it was the solution, and that's all there is to it, why hasn't it been done? Because poverty pimp politicians like your boy Obama keep promoting increased minimum wage as the key to the future. Second, most voters don't understand the relationship between taxes, profits and how to make the situation work for the country. Most morons believe that the way to equalize society is to make sure those corporations pay X percentage of their profits to the state and for what? I believe that taxation has its place, but they shouldn't be taxing corporations 35% and then another 15% on dividends and calling this a fair shake! Yessir, easy as pie. I can't understand why nobody every thought of that before... Except that there is opposition to the Keystone pipeline for various reasons. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline#Keystone_XL_controversies And the oil companies themselves (remember, THEY own the oil. WE don't. And a HELLUVA lot of that oil gets sent overseas. A HELLUVA lot.) shut down the oil refineries, closing about half of them that were operating at half capacity and making the remainder operate at full capacity to turn a higher profit. docstalk.blogspot.com/2012/04/cop-closures-in-us-oil-refinery.htmlKeystone will get passed. It is only a matter of time. The state of Nebraska wants it, the lone outlier. Oh, and you're against regulation, you say? You ever know anyone who voluntarily lives next to an oil refinery? Or is that "somebody else's" job? Texas City, Galveston, Chalmette, LA? These people are forced to live there? DOn't say stupid things. Taxation? Fine, slash away. Don't be surprised when jobs and services are lost ( one of them was my father's job under Ronald Reagan with the Customs office, so I know first hand. He worked fifteen years to get the job, and lost it in less than five.) Ever notice how long the lines are everywhere the government has an office? Ever see all the empty counters? And yet you still want to suck at the Government nipple! I can't wait to see less government "services!" Minimum wage? This goes hand in hand with welfare. No welfare, no minimum wage increase. The eternal battle. All I can say is, don't turn up poor. Don't become unemployed. Don't get old. Don't become disabled. Don't get sick. Don't. If you do, God help you. The government won't. I long for this day!! This is my Utopia, when the American poor are forced to go back to ingenuity and self reliance. Not as easy as you thought, is it? I think so. Reform? I'm all for it. Have a seat, and let's talk. Well class is in session! |
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Post by peck on Feb 11, 2014 16:37:41 GMT -8
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Post by peck on Feb 11, 2014 16:40:58 GMT -8
"I'll guaran-damn-tee you that the Chicoms aren't pissing themselves over carbon credits or remaking
their manufacturing and energy industries by pushing everyone into a "green" economy."
So much for the "topic of the thread". WE ARE NOT CHINA.
Thank GOD....
Eliminate minimum wage (which the Chinese do not have) eliminate welfare (which the Chinese do not have) eliminate political opposition (which the Chinese do not have). No they have a totalitarian state whereby most consumer goods and rent are price controlled, who needs minimum wage. |
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Post by warrior1972 on Feb 15, 2014 18:08:22 GMT -8
Nearly seven in 10 of the Japanese-badged cars, trucks and crossovers sold in the U.S. last year were produced on a North American assembly line, according to a new report. More than a quarter century after the first Japanese transplant – a Honda factory in Marysville, Ohio – went into operation more than 400,000 jobs in the U.S. have been created by the Japanese, according to a new report by the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association, or JAMA. And that trend could continue. With the yen stronger than ever, manufacturers like Toyota, Nissan and Honda are steadily shifting production away from the home islands. Within the last several months Toyota has announced plans to begin producing several product lines, including the Sienna minivan, in the U.S. for export to Korea. They had previously been produced in Japan. The JAMA report reveals that Japanese exports from their U.S. plants have been rising rapidly. They jumped to 145,000 in 2010 from just 95,000 the year before. The figures are likely to be down for 2011, according to industry experts, reflecting the impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on global production by makes like Toyota and Honda – whose factories were slammed by ongoing parts shortages for much of the year. But the trend is expected to continue favoring U.S. and Canadian operations – as well as Mexico, which has become a favored production base for small cars like the Honda Fit. Honda last month announced plans to add a new factory in Mexico to produce the smallest model it sells in North America. The shift to a North American production base reflects a variety of factors: •The strong yen has made it extremely difficult to turn a profit on products exported from Japan. At the same time, the weak U.S. dollar has sharply reduced the effective cost of producing vehicles in the States for export;•Japanese makers have become increasingly aware of political concerns over the American trade deficit. They want to avoid a return of the so-called “voluntary” quotas they faced two decades ago sharply limiting their sales in the U.S.; •The quality of American-made cars now rivals that of the best Japanese-made vehicles, and as a result, U.S. buyers no longer care where a Toyota, Nissan or Honda – or a Volkswagen or BMW, for that matter – are assembled/ www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/01/70-of-japanese-cars-sold-in-u-s-now-built-in-north-american-plants/P.S. In 1973, when I was in Japan, the Yen was around 264 to the dollar.
In 2014, it is less than 100 to the dollar. You should know what that means to the cost of Japanese labor.
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Post by warrior1972 on Feb 15, 2014 18:41:17 GMT -8
Eliminate minimum wage (which the Chinese do not have) eliminate welfare (which the Chinese do not have) eliminate political opposition (which the Chinese do not have). No they have a totalitarian state whereby most consumer goods and rent are price controlled, who needs minimum wage.
I stand corrected.
The Chinese DO have a minimum wage. So does MOST of the industrialized world.
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