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I always had a thought that Unions played a pivotal role in the in the downing of American manufacturing jobs.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: MorpheusUSA
I always had a thought that Unions played a pivotal role in the in the downing of American manufacturing jobs.
The source material makes a very compelling case that the bulk of it is due to unfair business practices and protectionism by the Chinese.
originally posted by: TXRabbit
A few thoughts...
2 - Ridiculous expectations in the US for employment (professional sector). Jobs stay unfilled for many months simply because the expectations are set so high, the number of qualified candidates is nil. My career field is IT (programming) and during times that I've been job hunting, everybody wants a 4 year degree. Everybody wants 2+ years of experience in at least 4 disciplines and technologies and nobody wants to pay the market-rate.
3 - A culture of entitlement. Kids graduating from college with non-specific degrees expect to land a job on day+1, earn a 6-figure salary and have a corner office. 3 months in and they ask for raises, request time-off for events such as a pet's birthday, get upset when any ideas or suggestions they have aren't acted upon and constantly feel offended and sensitized by anything and everyone at their job. This needs to end.
In the immortal words of RickyBobby's red-hot smokin wife - if we wanted a couple of pussies we'd have named them Doctor Quinn and Medicine Woman.
My 2c
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Hate being a Debbie-downer but this is a discussion we should have had 30 years ago.
It's like discussing smoke detectors while watching the house burn.
originally posted by: Isurrender73
China taking care of China is not why America lost it's manufacturing jobs.
Poor trade agreements and pay for play politicians are the reason. Blaming China for protecting China is ridiculous.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
So they tried to adjust for value add?
There is only one thing that you can rely on economists for - being incorrect. It's an utterly useless profession usually populated by people who have zero idea about life. ...