No, Mr. President: China didn’t steal our jobs. Corporate America gave them away

Source: Gov't Slaves
Published: May 28, 2019
Author: Cody Cain
Post Date: 2019-05-30 12:34:31 by Deckard
Views: 2161

China is not “stealing” American jobs.

President Trump loves to blame China for the job losses that have devastated American workers under globalization. But the truth is that Trump is blaming the wrong party. Trump’s reckless trade war against China is misguided and amounts to a colossal charade that will not solve the actual problem.

Yes, it is true that numerous American manufacturing jobs have been shipped overseas to China, thereby leaving American workers jobless and suffering. But China did not steal these jobs.

No. These jobs were given to China. It was all legal and legitimate. China merely accepted the gift.

What would anyone expect China to do? Accepting these jobs was a perfectly rational course of action.

China was an underdeveloped nation with a large population of poor people willing to work for a fraction of the hourly wages of American workers. And then corporations came along and presented China with an attractive offer: We would like to build manufacturing plants in China and hire droves of your unemployed people to work there. What was China supposed to do? Naturally, China said yes.

This is hardly stealing.

It is true that these new jobs in China were intended to displace American workers. But does that concern belong to China? Does China have the responsibility to care for the well-being of American workers? Is China supposed to prioritize American workers over its own workers?

Of course not.

China is supposed to look out for itself and for its own workers, not for American workers. Thus it was perfectly proper for China to allow the manufacturing plants to be built in China and employ Chinese workers. China did not steal these jobs.

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#1: randge    To: Deckard (#0)

There is no nice way to secure more employment and bring jobs home for our workers.

Someone is going to get knicked.

randge posted on 2019-05-30 12:43:50   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Vicomte13    To: Deckard (#0)

You're right. China did not steal the jobs. Nevertheless, it's the job of the American government to protect American jobs, if the American electorate assigns the government that job. It did so with Trump.

Vicomte13 posted on 2019-05-30 12:45:07   Reply   Private Reply


#3: misterwhite    To: Deckard (#0)

China is not “stealing” American jobs.

Not anymore, thanks to Trump.

misterwhite posted on 2019-05-30 12:47:07   Reply   Private Reply


#4: Justified    To: Deckard (#0)

President Trump loves to blame China for the job losses that have devastated American workers under globalization.

Yes they did!

They cheated trade deals and bribed congressmen. They are being punished for their behavior and those that fight this are unAmerican and defends of our enemies!

Im sorry you guys have your head stuck so far up your ass you do not see reality any more!

We will not even begin to talk about corporate and military espionage!!!!!

Justified posted on 2019-05-30 18:01:25   Reply   Private Reply


#5: A K A Stone    To: Vicomte13 (#2)

Craftsman is coming back to America. Big investment in Texas.

Does China lobby? If they do they stole Anerican jobs.

A K A Stone posted on 2019-05-31 08:52:07   Reply   Private Reply


#6: Deckard    To: Justified (#4)

They cheated trade deals and bribed congressmen.

Nobody forced the congressman to accept those bribes, did they?

Deckard posted on 2019-05-31 09:07:22   Reply   Private Reply


#7: Stoner    To: A K A Stone (#5)

" Craftsman is coming back to America. Big investment in Texas. "

Really ? I had not heard that. That is great news !!

Stoner posted on 2019-05-31 09:18:50   Reply   Private Reply


#8: Deckard    To: A K A Stone (#5)

If they do they stole Anerican jobs.

Negative - your duly elected swamp creatures gave them away.

Deckard posted on 2019-05-31 10:17:51   Reply   Private Reply