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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (4082)	1/30/2001 7:54:48 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I am in precise agreement with the views you expressed in the post to which i'm responding. When I read that sentence I was reminded of the Lily Tomlin line, "Is this the person to whom I am speaking?" <g> Seriously, it seems we are all in agreement. I don't think I would characterize my post as "let them eat cake." More a combination of "tough love," "the world doesn't owe you a living," and "...teach a man to fish..." Karen

To: E who wrote (4082)	1/30/2001 9:15:50 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I think the context of the discussion from which the posts emerged needs to be considered. We were discussing whether or not it is desirable to try and force low-skill manufacturing jobs to remain in the United States, rather than migrating to low-wage countries. My position is that trying to do this is not worth the costs: distorting our economy and reducing the competitiveness of our industries. I agree with Karen that we cannot expect the US government to subsidize or protect non-competitive industries simply to provide high paying jobs (and a job that allows the worker to own a home and join the American middle class is, by world standards, very high paying indeed) to workers that lack competitive skills. It is actually a moot point, since low-skill jobs are going to migrate no matter what we do, short of total government control over the economy. -