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In reply to the discussion: Obama Tells Woman: "Interesting" Unemployed Husband Can't Find Job [View all]0rganism
(24,051 posts)I hope the prez takes a look at the resume and figures out that there are a lot of talented experienced people in the almighty technical fields who can't find steady work because of all the offshoring. I hope he takes a long look at our durable goods import policies and the "free trade" bullshit treaties that turn the USA into the #1 consumption sink for countries that abuse cheap labor. I hope he sees that it's not just the assembly line jobs that go offshore when a company relocates a factory to China. I hope he recognizes that the hiring practices for H1B visa workers are exploitative and drive down wages across the board.
I hope he takes that resume and waves it in the face of the dingbats who've been telling him about the miraculous national demand for "engineers".
And then maybe he brings out some of that Change we've all been waiting for.