@Jkylebass This is a great emotional plea but needs expansion; skilled manufacturing is the traditional high paid bridge into the upper middle class. The cost and work rules offended our elite. They backdoor’d our system, exporting jobs to China.
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https://twitter.com/robert_spalding/status/1352934536779354117
It is a merciless calculation. But there are a number of issues that need to be addressed:
1) China, has a massive labor pool but presents a horrible moral dilemma. Is it, ok, to take jobs from America and ship them to a country with few freedoms or human rights protections.
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1) China, has a massive labor pool but presents a horrible moral dilemma. Is it, ok, to take jobs from America and ship them to a country with few freedoms or human rights protections.
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2) An economy without a vibrant middle class is not the place we aspired to be for centuries. Freedom and opportunity to succeed is a foundational element of the US ethos, they are trying to destroy it. We must preserve this ability to succeed, hope nourishes the soul.
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3) It has been allowed to run amok, we do not require China to most of the rules, but at the same time we fail to protect our people from China thereby forcing everyone to obey their rules. Allowing this asymmetry continues to undermine our sovereignty.
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If we want to continue trade it needs to be under an explicit society encompassing context of reciprocity.
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