Reply #5: Maybe, But I am Not Convinced He Understands

[mhr]

How devastating the free trade issue has become for the middle class.

I have now been unemployed for 38 months. I hold degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration. I am also a FAA certified commercial pilot and am a honorably discharged veteran.

I have not heard from a single employer or recruiter in over 18 months.

I say that overseas outsourcing, L-1 and H-1b visas, and unlimited support for free trade is killing the middle class.

I have yet to see any economist address the issue from the ground level. All I hear is lip service and the need to retrain.

Retrain for what. And if I did retrain, what guarantee would there be that the next field is not going to be outsourced soon as well.

I think economists need to wake up and examine what is happening on the ground instead of looking at ivory tower business issues.