JB
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Re: China.
OB, I can see that you are pretty bitter about the trends in world economy.<br /><br />That's why I asked the question about what do we do.<br /><br />Seems to me that clinging tenaciously to manufacturing jobs that cost employers 8 or 10 times what outsourced jobs do is a sure trip to the end of the road.<br /><br />My point is that there are things we do better and cheaper than anyone, and there are jobs that MUST be close to the client/customer. Manufacturing is not one of those things or jobs.<br /><br />USA is desperately short of health care workers, teachers and other service workers and professionals.<br /><br />We also have the best education and training in the world. I spent the last 15 years of my career converting unskilled and blue collar workers into white collar technical workers and para-medical workers.<br /><br />Too old?? Too poor?? Hogwash. I finished my Ph.D at age 60, financed completely with loans, grants and scholarships.<br /><br />We are not going to return to a blue collar manufacturing economy. You have options and there is plenty of help available.<br /><br />Your fantasy that stockholders are getting rich is just that: fantasy. Ask anyone who put their savings into stocks what has happened to their capital in the past 4 years, and bring Kleenex with you.
OB, I can see that you are pretty bitter about the trends in world economy.<br /><br />That's why I asked the question about what do we do.<br /><br />Seems to me that clinging tenaciously to manufacturing jobs that cost employers 8 or 10 times what outsourced jobs do is a sure trip to the end of the road.<br /><br />My point is that there are things we do better and cheaper than anyone, and there are jobs that MUST be close to the client/customer. Manufacturing is not one of those things or jobs.<br /><br />USA is desperately short of health care workers, teachers and other service workers and professionals.<br /><br />We also have the best education and training in the world. I spent the last 15 years of my career converting unskilled and blue collar workers into white collar technical workers and para-medical workers.<br /><br />Too old?? Too poor?? Hogwash. I finished my Ph.D at age 60, financed completely with loans, grants and scholarships.<br /><br />We are not going to return to a blue collar manufacturing economy. You have options and there is plenty of help available.<br /><br />Your fantasy that stockholders are getting rich is just that: fantasy. Ask anyone who put their savings into stocks what has happened to their capital in the past 4 years, and bring Kleenex with you.