tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post5519781731960704964..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Job creation credits and the Great RecessionBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-62792479649520833632009-10-12T16:23:46.673-07:002009-10-12T16:23:46.673-07:00Well said, swim-bird
I wound up on this subject ...Well said, swim-bird<br /><br />I wound up on this subject on Mahablog today. My conclusion there was that the American worker has been mugged by Wall Street Capitlaism and conservatism. What's ironic is that the mugger has the victims as his chief advocates. Go figure.<br /><br />The 'good jobs' have been exported to China mostly. Getting them back would require what no politician in America has the cojones to tackle. FAIR trade as opposed to free trade. IF we level the playing field by taking into consideration factors like workers rights and global warming we could legitimately lay tarrifs on goods from China and other oppressive countries and no tarrifs,probably, on goods made in Europe. They respect the worker and recognize the need to address climate change (mostly). <br /><br />Take the revenue on goods from oppressive countries and use it exclusively as 'seed money' for job-creating industries in the USA. And make sure the US buyer understands the philosophy behind 'growing jobs' in America. I don't accept that we can't compete in a lot of industries IF we have a level playing field.TampaDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927689342520971279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-18649955440177821322009-10-12T15:17:51.096-07:002009-10-12T15:17:51.096-07:00America has a "jobs" programme, Tux. It&...America has a "jobs" programme, Tux. It's called "join the military." Lots of jobs there, if you're strong enough to undergo the barracks discipline, hump heavy loads through hellish territory and risk being killed to defend the Empire. If you can't do that, then go die, peasant.<br /><br />The other jobs programme, the one <a rel="nofollow">w3ski</a> mentions in his last sentence, is to protect the jobs of those in the bankmaggotindustry and the politicians they bribe. But so sorry, Mr. and Mrs. America. If you're not already in the club, you do not qualify for this multi-trillion relief effort. Please refer to final sentence in paragraph above.<br /><br /><i>Bukko, the cynical deserter who sorta saw this coming years ago, but always believed in the back of his mind that "Nah, that can't really happen. TPTB wouldn't let things get THAT fucked up. There must be something about the situation I don't understand. I'm just being paranoid."</i>Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-54022497131511756582009-10-12T11:04:35.634-07:002009-10-12T11:04:35.634-07:00True so true Mr. Penguin. I can see that the banke...True so true Mr. Penguin. I can see that the bankers are are full and happy , but the rest of us , well not so much. I wonder if any stimilus has filtered down to bigger citites like the Bay Area? You mentioned the Rail system needing help, but has Any money been spent putting people to work? I live in small town USA and there is no stimilus or hope of. I saw a sign at a highway repaving job here that said it was paid for by the stimilus, but they sure weren't hiring. <br />I'd be really thrilled at some kind of WPA job, there are miles of Forrest Infrastructure around here that need to be rebuilt, not counting roads and bridges of the State. But do we spend money to put money in the hands of the poor , hell No. <br />Of the Rich and For the Rich .<br />a disgusted w3skiw3skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993709956954374919noreply@blogger.com