Here's an Employment Paradox for you

[ThomWV]

This just occurred to me. The one thing the Government could do to more or less immediately reduced the unemployment rate would simultaneously put the nation's largest employer out of business. And that, boys and girls, is what we call a paradox.

If we were were to put an import duty of 100% on everything that came into the country that was made of more than half plastic it would bring back manufacturing jobs all over the nation, but at the same time throw Wal Mart under the bus. Just imagine what it would be like if all those "Associates" had good union jobs actually making things rather than being the sales arm of the Chinese Government..

[AlabamaLibrul]

1. A paradox I can get behind! n/t

[rucky]

2. I'm okay with this.

Mom & Pops would be able to keep their doors open. Wealth would stay in communities. Hell, people may even consume a bit less & still help the economy.

[muntrv]

3. Love it!!!!

[RandomThoughts]

4. Thats part of globalization.

Countries that have worst working conditions get the buisness to make things.

It is race to the bottom.

Posted on that many times.

[RandomThoughts]

5. Thats part of globalization.

Countries that have worst working conditions get the buisness to make things.

It is race to the bottom.

Posted on that many times.

[TheKentuckian]

6. That isn't a paradox. It is being a little sore after a life saving operation

[ZombieHorde]

7. Not to distract from your idea, but isn't the US government the nation's biggest employer? nt

[ThomWV]

8. Might be, but I believe I've heard somewhere that Wal Mart was the largest private employer

[RKP5637]

9. No, Can't Do! Too damn logical. Too simplistic. Might actually work, but just toooo easy. Come up

with something impossible to accomplish.

As another poster approx. said... Definition of Globalization, bringing the labor market down to the worlds' lowest wages and worst working conditions... going to the bottom as quickly as possible. Now that was a masterpiece. How to fuck the worlds' entire labor market as quickly as possible.

[Curmudgeoness]

10. I'm not sure there is a paradox. I have a feeling that WalMart

would find a way to adjust. They would either look to drive wages down here to accomplish lower prices, or they would use that "buying power" they have to get the best deals on products made here in the US. Is that a win/win if they go for the latter?