Replies to post #343882 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[samaelrocks]

LOL! Acutally I did answer. It's wrapped up in one word to define what cultures socialism will work: "Homogenous"

You still haven't answered my question. It's like blaming the janitor for the downfall of Enron or the Unions for the stupidity at GM.

Not sure how you equated what I posted to the Enron comparison. But, you can in fact blame Unions for lost jobs and outsourcing to other countries due to artificially raising rates. I can't believe you even posted that. LOL! Didn't you know that GM was moving some production to Mexico? I know because I have a cousin that works for them and will be affected.

Our outsourcing problem isn't due to Capitalism vs. Socialism though. It has EVERYTHING to do with NAFTA. To fix that, IMO, we should impose a tarrif on all outsourced labor to the tune of 95% (combined real pay and the tax to make up the difference) so to even out the playing field and make it a little less attractive to outsource. Also, at that rate, businesses could NEVER pass that cost to the consumers.

I know a guy who owns sewing plants in Guatemala and built a new one in El Salvador about 6 years ago. Guatemala raised their minimum wage so guess what? He is moving all the work done in Guatemala to El Salvador to save about 20% per garment. He can do that because the sites are reasonably close, workers are the same, and there's not a single penalty for doing so.


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[tinner]

Your Question? LOL I've been waiting days or weeks to tell us all the good things that Yogi and his enablers have done in the last 7 years!