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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 11:11 AM Jan 2012

I heard Romney blaming China for stealing all our jobs today

Well that is pure bullshit. All the good paying union industrial jobs where our kids were able to learn a trade and support a family with one paycheck began leaving a long time ago. Mine left during the 1980's. And it didn't go to China.

China may be coming in now and picking up the small stuff but our heavy industry like steel and cars were on the way out of this country over 30 years ago. Soon to be replaced by jobs "manufacturing", Big Macs for our kids now.

Watched it happen with my own two eyes. Romney is counting on none of us being able to remember this.

Don



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I heard Romney blaming China for stealing all our jobs today (Original Post) NNN0LHI Jan 2012 OP
A lot of them went to Mexico JHB Jan 2012 #1
He should blame the US Corp Tax Code FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #2
Other countries don't 'steal' our jobs. Lint Head Jan 2012 #3

JHB

(37,160 posts)
1. A lot of them went to Mexico
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 11:16 AM
Jan 2012

If anyone doesn't know the term "maquiladora", look it up. They were "China" when the actual China was still squashing protests in Tiananmen Square.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
3. Other countries don't 'steal' our jobs.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 12:17 PM
Jan 2012

Corporations 'send' them there because they can use and abuse labor with very little cost. It's about the 1% that the GOP totally supports.

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