On 6-Feb-2010, Harry wrote:

When U.S. wages are equalized with 3rd world
countries, trade would be balanced - or, much better in practice, made
"fair" via the buying practices of the "American" ignoramuses. This
won't
happen, either - fat happy and stupid rules the day.


Huh? US exports have been up since 2007. As the dollar falls, exports
tend
to rise and tourism increases domestically.


These rightie tea-baggers are not connected to reality.

Exports ARE up, and disproportionately, imports - the "balance" is worsening
and has been for 20 years - it's not a creation of the idiots Obama, Bush or
even Clinton. It goes back to the mid 70's.

The exports from North America are to an increasing degree raw materials,
e.g., iron ore, coal, wood, raw materials that are typical to the exports of
any 3rd world country or colony centuries ago. Ships deliver manufacture red
products to North America and return with raw materials for production
elsewhere.

Morons: This is not a "right wing" or "leftist bedwetter" subject - it's
about 4th grade economics, even in the U.S. government "educational system."
Multiple levels of production produce wealth - countries that ship raw
materials to productive countries are exactly the same economic exchange as
an African colony shipping raw rubber to the UK to produce tires 75 years
ago. The people in the colony live in the bushes, the productive nations
live at a much higher levels. Your wages are decreasing and will continue
to, until equilibrium is achieved with Southeast Asia.

Example: General Motors was the largest company and largest employer (with
extreme multiple-levels of production and with thousands of suppliers) 40
years ago, with the highest wages worldwide and a burgeoning middle (high
middle) class. Now that same position is held by Walmart, with minimal wages
and the overall population squealing for handouts. Get it?

I didn't think you would.

Get rid of the "left verses right" stupidity and focus on the basics. You
are myrmidons led by the nose, by corrupt political syndicates. How
lardasses can cruise around in Asian vehicles and load them with overpriced
Chinese products while bitching about jobs makes me laugh.

In 2nd and 3rd world countries, little kids don't know they're poor - they
are happy. Your kids will be in the same boat, likely unloading the boats
from countries that are doing what the U.S. and Canada did 50 years ago.

It's time for you to go beyond being a shill for your favorite political
syndicate and quit bitching about what what YOU have created.