tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post7947299726222827920..comments2024-03-26T16:02:48.175-07:00Comments on Very Angry Bird: The American Content ActVery Angry Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15026531280513685057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-85475609486368764422018-03-15T12:02:56.432-07:002018-03-15T12:02:56.432-07:00Well, yes, except that we didn't just "wa...Well, yes, except that we didn't just "want" them. "We" formed unions, protected by government edict, and DEMANDED them, the company be d**d. I used to live in Pittsburgh, center of the steel industry. The union was on strike to PREVENT the installation of new, better furnaces that would mean fewer workers. At the time, the newest steel plant in the US was older than the oldest steel plant in Japan. Guess what happened. Had the company been allowed to modernize, we could have kept some of the jobs and most of the market. jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-72322460627389228032018-03-15T07:33:16.356-07:002018-03-15T07:33:16.356-07:00Wages and Benefits. We wanted them, we got them, ...Wages and Benefits. We wanted them, we got them, we lost our manufacturing. Simple.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898532001022482469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-42259425613685686342018-03-14T08:12:30.902-07:002018-03-14T08:12:30.902-07:00There is a vast gulf between protecting "envi...There is a vast gulf between protecting "environment and worker safety" and sensible regulation. That Decalogue only scratches the surface of the many hurdles and disadvantages heaped on American businesses. When we can ship our raw materials to Taiwan, build the product and ship it back for less than it cost to make it here, there is something radically wrong with our business environment. I have seen it, even between US states.jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-37967809054164718442018-03-14T08:10:44.062-07:002018-03-14T08:10:44.062-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-40645125761895562282018-03-13T11:17:25.612-07:002018-03-13T11:17:25.612-07:0045 now has an entirely military NSC. Just about a...45 now has an entirely military NSC. Just about as dangerous to the country as the Reichstag was to Germany. Out of Iran Agreement within the month, which will make the NORK's less liable to consider us trustworthy! America is fu...d!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401746259487330914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-48586237457480125202018-03-13T09:50:00.072-07:002018-03-13T09:50:00.072-07:00The top ten problems for business in America
45...The top ten problems for business in America<br />45's administration has failed miserably on the first two, made some progress on several others (to the detriment of the environment and employee safety).<br />1. The federal tax code<br />2. The Affordable Care Act<br />3. Overtime rules<br />4. Independent contractor test<br />5. The evolving joint employer standard<br />6. Reporting pay data by gender and race<br />7. EPA’s expansion of Clean Water Act jurisdiction<br />8. The fiduciary rule for investment advice<br />9. Limits on carbon emissions from power plants<br />10. State licensing requirements<br />I still think it is best to buy cheap overseas goods and spend the money saved on local goods or bank it. It will be many years until we can overcome the negative financial impact of unions running wild with pay and benefits in both the private and public sectors. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898532001022482469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061582353562134652.post-28369666114156033962018-03-13T08:48:26.175-07:002018-03-13T08:48:26.175-07:00Nothing wrong with that idea, and it seems to me t...Nothing wrong with that idea, and it seems to me that at one time we had something like that. But it strikes me as being somewhat backwards, trying to affect the demand side, when what we should be looking at is the supply side, and the many ways in which our government makes it impossible for our own companies to be the low-cost provider in our own market. I always tell the story about a company I knew that built stamped steel products. They were paying the press operator $20/hour at the time, and they found out they could hire people in Malaysia (I think) to do the same job for 5 cents/hour. The problem was that each Malaysian could produce about 20 pieces per hour (with hand tools) while the US operator could produce 20 per SECOND! Americans, working with capital equipment, outproduced cheap foreign labor. We have the advantage but government's taxes and regulations prevent our exercising it. And those things that we can not produce at less cost we should buy from somebody else in a truly free market.jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.com