If all of the products mentioned in Mr. Black's letter were manufactured in the U.S., the Unions would worm their way in and a $9 T-Shirt at Wal Mart would cost $16. Major manufacturing corporations have to answer to their shareholders. It's a no-brainer. As RM noted, $100 per week for a Bangladesh worker is a living wage. That's a part time job at McDonalds in the U.S.

Of course, the Bangladesh worker may burn to death in a factory without adequate exits, but corporate America is willing to take the chance, and God forbid should Wal Mart ever suffer a sales loss.

Sometimes I think you like to get my blood boiling...:)

The man campaigning to increase jobs was soundly defeated by the man selling free stuff. We must assume that is what America wants.

SeenIt, I do pay attention to points posters often make and I knew you often write about keeping the jobs at home. In other words, I thought this would get your blood boiling. Heh.

But about the fire in the factory, when did it become our responsibility to check the fire codes in other countries? We don't expect foreign countries to check American factories for safety.

Saying American companies just want to buy cheap products is only another way of saying American consumers want cheap products that work well. American companies haven't supplied both sides of that equation.

I agree with your statement about foreign aid and that's why I brought it up. If you want our money earn it by making something we will buy. That helps all concerned instead of making people dependent on our handouts.

I can't stay here all day....soo just don't push any more ...ok..:)

Call me selfish but I am MORE concerned about job loss right here & right now.....we can't continue with unemployment payments.....we are fools for giving any tax breaks for jobs going to other countries...

The reason or reasons that Obama was re elected was because people see him bringing their JOBS back.....you run in a higher level of friends than most ......come down to earth where the majority of folks are....less than $50,000 a year...much less....struggling to pay bills & save their homes....
You know I respect your opinion....but I don't see a Rep. winning in a national election again til we see the world as a poor man sees it....jmo....but I'm sticking with it.....gotta go now..still luv ya...:)

Our jobs are in other countries because of unions, taxes, and government regulations. Anyone who thinks re-electing Obama is going to bring overseas jobs back to America is clearly.....well the nicest thing I can say is......not thinking clearly. Nobody voted for Obama because they expected him to bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas. A lot of people voted for Obama because they wanted him to raise taxes on those job creators, which will drive MORE jobs and investment overseas and that is exactly what they will get.

I really don't want to hear any complaints from Democrats about our jobs going overseas. They just re-elected the epitome of WHY our jobs are overseas. This election was about punishing people who are doing well, birth control, abortion, illegal aliens, gay marriage, and labor unions. Congratulations, you won. But you ain't got a leg to stand on to complain about our manufacturing jobs going overseas. If you keep trying to murder somebody sooner or later they will take the hint and leave. I'm sure all of those other Obama issues were important to you but don't stand there with your mouth open in amazement that our manufacturing jobs are continuing to disappear. Elections have consequences. You won your issues but JOBS were not one of your issues. You voted for higher taxes on corporations, more regulations, and support of unions and union bailouts so quit pretending you don't know why manufacturing jobs are going overseas. DUH !!!!

We have priced our own selves out of the market and there are so many reasons we are failing to correct it.

Want cheap farm produce?
Want affordable clothing?
Want affordable cars that last?
Want affordable tools, garden equipment?

An since we are EPA limited in drilling in the CONUSA, where do we go to get affordable Oil to make GAS out of?

Answer: Import

So why are we importing instead of doing it here in the USA?

I feel a few of the answers are simple:
* Too many originally well meaning (I Hope) Federal Regulations that affect the ROI of businesses.
* NAFTA opening a backdoor into the USA Economy with little regulation on much less costly to produce goods.
*Constantly changing Federal Tax codes by the elected political party in power.
*Ourselves, wanting more to spend on NEWER toys and items. That we already have in older, but working order models.

Food for Thought
Since 1990 what has been and still is the single largest $$$$ item exported by the USA Economy?

War & War Materials.
An there is no ROI on War, just enormous overhead aftermath support. At $1,399,109,610,881 that the taxpayers in the United States have spent to finance both the War in Iraq ($809,124,811,810) and the War in Afghanistan ($589,984,799,071).
That's $1.399 TRILLION

Add Obama Care at $1,249 TRILLION.
The future taxes to pay for these are sure to place us in a death spiral.

OFF TOPIC
If I were president, and we were attacked by a small group. I'd deploy the best Dark Merc' teams and save $$$trillions$$.
Fighting every war with a large military force is financially stupid, when Merc teams can do the job at less than 1% of the normal cost and quicker.

for this...

China's share of world output and trade is expected to keep rising, with growth forecast at up to 8 percent a year over the next decade, far above U.S. and European levels. If the trend continues, China will push past the U.S. this year, a remarkable feat for a country so poor 30 years ago that the average person had never talked on a telephone.

Last year, Shin's Ena Industry made half his sales of rubber and plastic parts to U.S. factories. But his plans call for China, which overtook the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009, to rise fivefold to 30 percent of his total by 2015. He and his children are studying Mandarin.

"The United States is a tiger with no power," Shin said in his office, where three walls are lined with books, many about China. "Nobody can deny that China is the one now rising."

We are a tiger with no power & we are doing this to ourselves....one day my good Rep friends on here will say....

"What Happened"

Americans must buy "American Made" to bring the jobs back home.

"....if we don't do something about job loss we will all end up in the poor house....." Like what?

No offense, but if I know someone has me on ignore, I have no interest in trying to communicate with them. However, thanks for the info.

Hey Girl, you sound good on that soap box!! Now I've got to think what I want to nominate you 4..................

Do you know someone who has lost their home---lost their job--where did the job go...does it take a genius to figure foreclosed homes in your area affect you homeprice too....
Bring the dang jobs back by buying AMERICAN...laugh all you want....I know some renting now & did lose everything....they were working & would work if they had a job...
In 1 rental complex in Roswell wher we lived years ago at least 6 foreclosures changed the worth of the property there almost 50%....