Economics is wildly theoretical, no one is completely wrong.

I have always assumed all the chatter about protectionism has been a kind of warning to our trade partners who aren't delivering as much as they are taking. I have found all the recent chatter very pleasant and appropriate.
One could argue that it has been effective, last year China finally bought a signifigant amount of US goods after a 3 year ditch.

On the other hand, my small-town Texas upbringing, reinforced by my Naval career, has instilled a sense of some things being larger and more important than one's self. If the circumstances have changed, you'd better change yourself to match them. Personalizing it, I've got to find a way to make myself more valuable than my competing software developer in India/Russia/China/Ireland/BFE or wherever.

It is amazing how many people do not understand the concept that THEY are responsible for their employment and economic well being, not some corporation. If I lose MY job and am in severe economic straits because I have not kept myself employable, then that would be MY fault.

A couple of questions. Is it really the job of the president to manufacture jobs? I doubt it. Doesn't even seem like a good idea to me.

Should we create another funny money scheme in order to create more jobs, or should we settle back and wait for the market to create more sustainable jobs that produce products that people actually want to buy?

All H-1b Visas and L1-b Visas must be repealed. These laws have legalizing the export of thousands of highly paid 'white collar jobs'
to countries where workers are paid a fraction of America wages and don't pay taxes.

These policies are exporting the 'American Way of Life' and selling out the
'Future of the Next Generation of Americans'.

The last time this policy of Fair Trade was attempted in the United States was back in 1890.
The Fair Trade Experiement ended in 1929 with the Stock Market Crash, Great Depression, and the Banking Panic.
Since then, regulations were legislated into law to prevent against another Economic Collapse of this magnatude
but these regulations have been lifted through De-Regulation Laws in the past 10 years.

And if this megatrend is allowed to continue, another Economic Collapse or Revolution is inevitable.

The New Business Model "Employ Cheap Foreign Workers while charging High American Prices" has already started to fail.
Gains are only seen on Wall Street and the profits never trickle down. CEOs believe 'Greed Is Good' and they practice it
every day when they 'Downsize' their companies, 'Offshore' American Jobs, and give themselves huge bonuses.
Corporate executives never re-invest their companies profits. 'Downward Mobility' will become commonplace in America
in the next 5 years.

CEOs can not control their Greed. Only strong legislation against Offshoring will stop the negative effects of this business practice.
It's call Regulation and it's what existed before Re-Regulation came along.

Unless this is stopped, all Americans in all walks of life will be doomed to working at lower paying jobs at places like 'Home Depot' or 'Burger King'.

All H-1b Visas and L1-b Visas must be repealed. These laws have legalizing the export of thousands of highly paid 'white collar jobs'
to countries where workers are paid a fraction of America wages and don't pay taxes.

These policies are exporting the 'American Way of Life' and selling out the
'Future of the Next Generation of Americans'.

The last time this policy of Fair Trade was attempted in the United States was back in 1890.
The Fair Trade Experiement ended in 1929 with the Stock Market Crash, Great Depression, and the Banking Panic.
Since then, regulations were legislated into law to prevent against another Economic Collapse of this magnatude
but these regulations have been lifted through De-Regulation Laws in the past 10 years.

And if this megatrend is allowed to continue, another Economic Collapse or Revolution is inevitable.

The New Business Model "Employ Cheap Foreign Workers while charging High American Prices" has already started to fail.
Gains are only seen on Wall Street and the profits never trickle down. CEOs believe 'Greed Is Good' and they practice it
every day when they 'Downsize' their companies, 'Offshore' American Jobs, and give themselves huge bonuses.
Corporate executives never re-invest their companies profits. 'Downward Mobility' will become commonplace in America
in the next 5 years.

CEOs can not control their Greed. Only strong legislation against Offshoring will stop the negative effects of this business practice.
It's call Regulation and it's what existed before Re-Regulation came along.

Unless this is stopped, all Americans in all walks of life will be doomed to working at lower paying jobs at places like 'Home Depot' or 'Burger King'.

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