Mini lecture: Why I have to buy defective electronics made in China

Greg sent a link to this video. You would think it unnecessary to even consider that jobs are leaving the United States because of the U.S. government, but easily a third of the people I talk to are economically illiterate.  Sometimes, they are just illiterate and proud of it.  

In this lecture, you will hear the argument that our businesses have to leave the nation in order to make a profit and that the prices they require from buyers become too high to compete because of a taxation that is both high and doubled.  As we know, the buyer actually pays the taxes until the price is too high, then the buyer goes to cheaper. Hence, crap from China.

You will also see in that video how it is that it takes three minutes for the stale brain to glaze over - this lack of intellectual discipline is a serious problem.

By stating the obvious in the video, however, one loses an important part of the audience - those taught that anything good for businesses is bad for the worker. They do not know any better, so you need to address their level of understanding. Indeed, you need to learn they have such a view. Long gone are the days of "what is good for General Motors is good for America." 

The way to frame the taxation argument is, first, that companies that stay cannot compete on price because of the high taxation rate and hyper-regulation. This results in higher prices.  The average consumer is becoming unable to pay for American products. (Do not doubt that this is an intended outcome by our happy Marxist leaders.)

This results, in turn, in people buying the cheaper items. This result in Wal Mart, et. al.,  getting all its stuff from China both for reasons of supply and price. This results in me being forced to by inherently defective crap. I cannot even find many qulaity items that are made in this country regardless of price.  The crap squeezes out quality. Even if you want something that will work and endure, often, you cannot find it. The crap will break causing economic loss. ON and on.

The second argument is that jobs are lost when companies move abroad. Unionists need to understand the result of their socialism. Unions are the key operatives for the leftists in power and most of the members have no idea they are key supporters in the loss of their own jobs. 

So, the second argument expanded is Union jobs are lost.  This should resonate with the membership. They must come to understand their leaders are bribing them to promote socialism, a political end contrary to their hopes for a good paying, secure job.  Taking down the evil, big business means eliminating jobs.

As an aside, I noticed as a young adult that unions could care less that younger workers are fired when a "better" contract is secured. That is, the old hands get more money and that is all they care about. This is elitism in its purest form, though the unions and members would denounce any criticism of their undemocratic greed. Unions have become gangs and they operate to promote themselves and friendly leftists. Union members alternate between worker bees and fatted cows.

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There are also, of course, the Eurotrash types who just want hand outs from pushers and will vote for the friendliest pushers. There are too many of these bums, a fostered condition, and they are the key threat to our national traditions and culture, but long term education and a reduction of clown government are necessary here; no logical argument will work with the Eurotrash, only manipulation, which is anathema to the generalized, wilting American morality. 

There is a good argument for some qualifications before one is allowed to vote.  As it is, democratic leaders are promoting the notion that voters include felons and currently illegal aliens as it is thought more addicts will vote for the pushers.  This is strong argument and a pendulum swinging over the body politic in the pit we have built ourselves. If twenty million Mexicans are given the right to vote, look to Costa Rica for a new home.  

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Q:  How is ipod and ipads made in China don't stink? This is an interesting area. Of course, there is the high suicide rate at the Apple factory.  Still, that is OK as we are supposed to love Marxism even when it is in league with evil capitalists and kills its own citizens.