Loboc: Protectionism (taxing import/export of goods or services) never works in a global economy. The Chinese are looking a US dumping of cars on their market and import duties on steel products. These are the kinds of things that cause global turmoil because the markets are not open. (The Chinese got a lot of room to talk about dumping, however.)I don’t agree that there is a direct relationship between off-shoring labor and the US unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is directly tied to the health of the economy (both local and global). Yeah, some percentage of jobs may be displaced by the initial move to offshore labor, but, overall other jobs open up as the economy grows.The other side of off-shoring is that if the company did not compete with labor costs, they would go out of business. In that scenario, nobody would have these jobs because they wouldn’t exist!Unemployment is a trailing indicator of economic health. The economy has to turn around before companies hire their workers back. In other words, when unemployment rates start shrinking, the economy has already started growing again.While I sympathize that some 10%+ are unemployed (I have been there on multiple occasions!), the notion that taxing offshore labor will improve US employment is flawed. The trick of it is to try to be in the other 90%   (Quote)

Who needs a global economy, America certainly does not. It can make everything it needs. For a global economy to work, there has to be something in place to even out the disparity in wages, industrial costs, etc.

Noel Park: For example, Jesus Christ was quoted as saying something like:

“As you do to the least among you, so you do unto me.”

Looks like someone is going to donate their Volt to the Community Rehab Center. We’re proud of you.

“Thou shalt not kill”

Let’s petition the Senate to abolish the army. I recall reading that we shouldn’t be killing anyone.

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If citizens wish to donate $1, $2 or even $5 million dollars to the local hospital it’s their choice. Many successful Hollywood producers, authors, and celebrities are doing this. But to frisk the guy on the street who has put the effort forward to get ahead a little in life is wrong. And on top of that, it’s un-American. You’ll see.

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LRGVProVolt: Only you can determine that! Just hope the shoe isn’t on the other foot some day. What goes around comes around.

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When i see stuff like this on health care, immigration, or Barney Frank, come to that, I think of the days when our poor mother used to dutifully drag us to Sunday School. Alas not very much of it stuck with me, but some things do come back sometimes.

For example, Jesus Christ was quoted as saying something like:

“As you do to the least among you, so you do unto me.”

In fact, didn’t he have quite a bit to say about our duty to help the poor? I dunno, I don’t go around proclaiming myself as a Christian, so probably others know better than I do.

LRGVProVolt: When Americans wake up and realize that by not buying produce made in the U.S.A., we are destroying our economy.

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Thank you.