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Quote by: Gods_Mercenary  We are the market, even now. Making it unadvatageous for companies to outsource would seem to have some merit, but the outsourcing of manufacturing has been going on since the sixties, as other areas of the world recovered from WWII, due to our help, ironically enough, in many cases. |
Yet but it was not even close to what it has become now! But most people agree that to increase (I think fix is the wrong word) US economy we have to create incentive for corporations to remain and come back to America. It will all come down to bottom line.
But we know this for sure:
America will never drop to the minute wages of China, India, Mexico, Indonesia or the 3rd world. American workers will never (nor should they) give up their benefit packages. And America will never lower regulations (although regulations such be eased up drastically) to meet those of Indian, Mexico and China!
So what is the answer, take some answers from candidates:
(1) Huckabee: Give America a true advantage. End corporate taxation! The only way to do this is by the Fair Tax. See Dubai as an example. Not only would America companies find this too good to be true, but so would many European companies. The more corporations, the more jobs and the more negotiation power for American workers. China WON'T be able to follow suit, since the majority of its customers are not in China. Its about time America capitalize on its materialistic society.
(2) Ron Paul, Duncan and Tancedo: Close the border, secure the border and end the birth right clause. Illegal workers reduce wages. These jobs would be filled by the mass amount of lower end unemployed workers. Its not that Americans won't do the jobs they just won't do them for slave labor. Yes prices will go up, but more people will be employed.
(3) Ron Paul: Lower business regulations. It only increase the corporations coming back.
(4) Duncan and Ron Paul: End one-side trade agreements such as NAFTA and CAFTA. Mirror any trade practices that other countries impose against us, in particular China
(5) Romney - Strife for alternative energy, but in the mean time tap into other domestic oil reserves!
(6) Ron Paul - End welfare and section 8. I take a twist on this end welfare and put more money in unemployment. Welfare gets people used to the situation and gives receipts little incentive to get out of it. Unemployment gives a person short-term support, while he is at his most vulnerable position. It still gives incentive to find employment, since the clock is ticking. However, increasing unemployment lets people survive when unemployed and not be too desperate in taking poor jobs they are over-qualified for.