Reply #23: I believe in fair trade rather than completely unrestricted free trade [View All]

[salin]

that hinders workers and governments in other countries from setting minimal standards for workers and prevents workers from organizing. IN the past the cycle of industrialization has led to an over all increase in the standard of living across the country. THis happened in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. This is not happening today. This impacts US industries as where wages used to begin to climb (not to US levels) in other countries that when added to higher costs of making the products overseas and importing them to the market, that some companies would decide it made more sense to house the production here.

These days there is protectionism - don't think there isn't. But it is corporate protectionism which is turning the old cycles which lead to development on their head.

I, too, believe in more education and jobs training. However there is a cycle we are currently in which just sends those new jobs away as well. Folks being displaced may not be able to keep up with the cycles of training for new jobs, working, being displaced, acquiring more education, etc.

I believe that a policy of targeted tax cuts rather than giving the barn away - could be used in selective industries that are creating higher wage jobs. Tax cuts targeted to investment in the development of new products and industries that will lead to the creation of jobs.