Americas Downfall: We all are Responsible
We have been witness to a 30 year effort to globalize America. We gave barely a notice as President Carter gave up the Panama Canal. Today China is working to double the width and capacity of the canal. We watched as Regan implemented the era of greed is good and bigger is better and relegated anti trust law to the closet. Then came President´s Clinton and Bush (number 0ne), pressing for a World Trade Organization and NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). Then we watched the government give China World Trade Organization membership and the creation of all the AFTA´s. (American Free Trade Agreements)
What was the result of all this? Manufacturing, dollars and jobs out, turning the wealthiest nation into the greatest debtor nation. This culminated in the great recession, where today, Ben Bernanke is saying that it will take several years to restore the US economy and achieve acceptable levels of unemployment.
At the same time the government was working on globalization they were pushing expansion and growth in the US. Population growth was expedited through illegal immigration and anchor babies. Pressure was brought to bear on American workers through a whole bunch of temporary worker visa programs. Education costs were high and classrooms were half filled with foreign students, many looking to hold a US job on graduation. Wages were stagnant or falling.
The point is gang that we are all responsible for the state of America. We sat back and let the government and corporations decide what was good for us. Big mistake! We put our well being in the hands of corrupt corporations. They sure as hell did not have our best interests in mind when they moved there manufacturing jobs overseas. We put our trust in Washington politicians. They sure as hell did not have our best interests at heart. They were in the pockets of the corporations.
I can not remember how many times when carrying on a conversation with someone and happen to mention politics. The response a lot of time? I do not get involved with politics. Folks, you better get involved because look at what our non involvement has gotten us. Never assume that the politicians are smarter then you and know what´s best. Because they are not and they don´t.
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I have to agree about people acting like Lemmings. They feel that Washington would surely do the right thing and just let them do what they want.
This is true about both sides of the isle.
What did all of the free trade agreements do for us? Killed of millions of jobs as corporations moved there manufacturing overseas. In fact I seem to remember there were tax incentives to do so. How is this helping the American people? The only thing I can think of is we can by cheap crap at Walmart and other big box stores made in Chinese sweat shops.
Wages for the middle class has been dropping for a couple of reasons. The good paying manufacturing jobs left and went elsewhere and illegal aliens took a lot of low paying jobs.
Make no mistake, the government and there cronies in big business did this to us.
Am I missing this something? Jjust how is this good for us?
Love the analogy of us to Lemmings being blindly led over the cliff