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re: I'm all for more U.S. jobs, but things will cost more.

Posted on 1/25/17 at 4:23 pm to
Posted by NC_Tigah
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Posted on 1/25/17 at 4:23 pm to
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To whom besides the government (obviously), a few companies who benefit


In a competition, there will be winners and losers . . . always!
Your argument intimates the US can thrive as an unbalanced consumption society living disproportionately off of foreign products (products thriving behind protectionist regimes).
This post was edited on 1/25/17 at 4:25 pm
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 1/25/17 at 4:27 pm to
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In a competition, there will be winners and losers . . . always!
Yes, but the government shouldn't be impacting that.
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Your argument intimates the US can thrive as an unbalanced consumption society living off of foreign products (products thriving behind protectionist regimes).
Yes it does. And we have thus far because we adapt, while not artistically increasing the cost on that consumer.

Besides we've increased manufacturing productivity, output, and efficiency, while jobs have decreased. Why increase these costs for some jobs that are going to be increasingly marginalized by innovation and technology?
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