beagle9
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. Hmmm, so shouldn't this had been addressed when NAFTA was being looked at before it passed? Sounds like Bob was placed into a domino affect that he originally didn't ever think this nation would be forced into by it all. So is NAFTA corrupt, and should it be repealed somehow? Should Trump replace it with something that places Bob back onto a level playing field or should we continue the bleeding of American middle class jobs in favor of the rich who could care less to what has happened to the very foundation in which this nation has stood upon ? Where does the so called morals, decency and ethics come back into play in it all ? Should the nation lose it's complete sovereignty and identity that it once had by it all or maybe try to let Trump address the problem more better ?Except there's no excuse for a company not making things in the US. None whatsoever.
I have my own solution. What we need to do is out the outsourcers.
When some asshole executive outsources a bunch of American jobs, we need to air the following commercial.
"This is Bob (Bob's picture and his full name.) Bob moved his factory to China and put all these nice people out of jobs.(Picture of the company picnic). This is where Bob lives. (Picture of his house and the address). This is Bob's wife. (picture). THis is where that bitch gets her hair done. (picture of her favorite salon). This are Bob's douchebag kids. This is where they go to school. Make sure you let Bob and his family know what you think of them."
And you think that would change one consumers mind?
Bob is not hard to find. In fact, when Bob moves, it's in the media. It's on our internet. It's on Bob's product packaging where he makes his products. Nobody cares.
I've seen companies move out of our area. One of our customers is a crate manufacturer. They make crates as large as a tractor-trailer for the process of moving machinery and equipment. We have delivered those crates to businesses that moved out.
When possible, I have always tried to discuss the move with whoever the supervisor is, and at times, even the owners themselves.
What I found is that business owners hate the idea of moving from their very own country. It's just that they have no choice. Their competitors moved out some time ago, and are now taking their customers away with lower prices because of lower taxes and labor cost in other countries. In a few cases, they tried to address this problem with their employees, but the unions convinced them to not back down and work for less money. They convinced their union members that the company was playing a game of Chicken. So the company either moves themselves, or closes down and join their former employees in the unemployment line. Either way, those jobs are gone.