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In reply to the discussion: If corporations are engaging in a "capital strike" [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)71. Once again you fail to make a coherent argument.
Free traders are going to get run out of the country. It is likely that all of these free trade agreements will be repealed when we're done.
America has never benefitted from free trade agreements. They have all cost us more jobs than they have created. And they all raise our debt and devalue our dollar.
If you want to do something relevant then quit spouting this nonsense, because as you can tell nobody but you is listening to it anymore.
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Sometimes the board of directors would rather make no investment if that means the least loss.
Selatius
Jul 2012
#47
they should be using part of that capital to hire people and give back to the community
librechik
Jul 2012
#16
Lots of companies are refusing to hire workers and instead working their existing forces harder.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#18
Part of the issue is that the US manufacturing economy has fundamentally and permanently changed
hack89
Jul 2012
#23
If we were completely self sufficient in all necessary raw materials and components, maybe.
hack89
Jul 2012
#25
Because... Scrooge McDuck is going to throw open the doors to the money bin?
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#44
Scrooge McDuck could just get the fuck out and move to China, renounce his citizenship.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#45
China is more than compliant with their WTO tariff reduction obligations
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#46
So your whole point is "if we hire Americans, we create severe inflationary madness".
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#54
So the greatest period of growth for the Chinese middle class was prior to 1997?
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#62
LOL, denial is your friend. You don't meet many friends of offshoring in real life, either.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#69
Your recognition of sarcasm is as strong as your reading comprehension and or attention span
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#70
Really dude, you need to read more than the first sentance before posting a link
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#73
Your "you need to read" comebacks are getting weak. Don't you get tired of constantly being wrong?
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#74
And again you demonstrate you don't actually read anything before posting it,
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#85
Now you're discrediting a blurb by the SF Fed Reserve? And now you're fabricating stuff, too.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#86
Your argument is getting downright confused and frantic, not to mention weak and downrightdishonest.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#91
So you now effectively admit you didn't read the article... internet cache is a wonderful thing
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#97
Did you or did not not dishonestly attirubute his missive to the SF Fed?
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#99
'Made In America' Policies Hugely Popular, Survey Shows - Yeah, we're hiding in our basements.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#78
In fact, your argument also justifies replacing workers with prison labor, too.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#50
Tariffs Should Be Used To Eliminate Benefit From Cross-Border Wage Differentials, Sir
The Magistrate
Jul 2012
#26
extortion, i'd call it. "we control the money spigot and we're going to keep it shut until you
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#10
I'm comfortable in my own skin; I contribute substantial time and money to charitable causes
badtoworse
Jul 2012
#41
People and institutions are going to sell off any company spending cash assets
RB TexLa
Jul 2012
#92