What is the Democratic Party to do, the party of jobs knows there are no jobs.

[CK_John]

In the past 2 months the retail industries threw in the brick and mortar estimated to close 8000 stores this year.

This will effect about 4000 malls, thousands of local delivery truck drivers, food courts workers and billions of community tax revenue.

Everybody new this was coming but nobody prepared for it.

Until Macy jumped, then the CEO's threw in the towel, rent and lack of people was no longer a reason to fight the web based systems.

Read more:

Stores are closing at an epic pace.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/22/news/credit-suisse-retail/

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/24/jack-ma-robots-ai-internet-decades-of-pain.html

[blueinredohio]

1. And the jobs

that went overseas are not coming back even if they don't pay any taxes because they only pay employees pennies a day. Why do you think the Trumps keep their jobs over there?

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Dems should press to close Koch & Disney's offshoring of US profits to Luxembourg, to dodge taxes.

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This goes for all the US companies who work out games to evade taxes "legally."

A shitload of companies are using this model now.


https://www.icij.org/project/luxembourg-leaks/new-leak-reveals-luxembourg-tax-deals-disney-koch-brothers-empire

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/business/disney-and-koch-industries-had-luxembourg-tax-deals-journalists-group-says.html?_r=0

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-luxembourg-tax-disney-idUSKBN0JO06220141210


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[CK_John]

21. We need to focus on UBI, than wasting energy on tax law.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. I can multi-task. If we concentrate on one topic, hundreds go by unaddressed.

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If Trump is supposedly worried about shipping jobs off-shore, he should equally be worried about shipping US income off-shore to dodge tax liabilities, as they park their money in foreign lands that benefit other countries. It's just another hypocrisy to highlight.


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[rurallib]

2. there are thousands of bridges to repair

solar farms and wind farms to build, much research needed into many areas.
I don't think my state has repaired a damned road in ten years.

That's just to start.

[CK_John]

7. Funny the only thing that Trump doesn't talk about.

[sharedvalues]

3. Thats why we need job retraining, labor protections.

Dems would go far advocating for higher min wage, job retraining like Germany has, and labor protections for jobs like Uber driver.

[white_wolf]

9. I've always thought the contract classification was a scam.

Speaking as someone who does nothing but contract work(though I'm hoping to find something full time soon), it seems like nothing more than a way to allow employers to get around paying employment taxes. I'm in writing, but I'm sure it is even worse for people working for Uber. I've heard they're pretty awful.

[sharedvalues]

10. Yup. And get drivers to shoulder car costs.

[Demsrule86]

14. Retraining doesn't work if there are no jobs...and we have advocated for a higher wage

but we have no way of it..there is a bill right now.

[sharedvalues]

4. In the modern economy, need far better education

Don't lose hope - the US has the best universities in the world and attracts talent to fund biotech and tech where many jobs are being created.

The problem is all those jobs are being created in cities.

[HughBeaumont]

13. . . . and everyone but the upper middle class and above is priced out of education.

In before "education is free; the piece of paper that proves the education isn't".

It isn't just education; necessities are ridiculously expensive.

[CK_John]

19. If automation is replacing people, why are so many universities needed.

Or why keep non tech around.

[Blue Meany]

5. There is an answer, but the Dems will have to have real govt.

control. The government needs to start spending on green infrastructure, shift taxes to the rich, pull the money out of our imperial military, and start spending money at home. Government employment has gone way down over the last 8 years, because Republicans demanded it, as they didn't want to spur the economy under a Democrat. If we can't guarantee a job for everyone who needs one, then we need to guarantee a minimum income for everyone.

[msongs]

6. americans who buy stuff online care not about jobs for americans, just like buying china stuff nt

[kimbutgar]

8. I try to buy stuff in stores but it's hard to find particular things in brick and mortar stores

Nowadays. Recently I wanted a jacket in a particular color. Spent a day going to 4 Macy's, 2 J.C. Penney's and Ross and Marshalls. Ended up ordering on Amazon and got it two days later.

We needed a new computer the only two places that had it were Best Buy and frys. Could have got it online for $50 cheaper plus free shipping. I bit the bullet and brought it from Best Buy. But is not easy.

I wanted a particular book went to Barnes and noble and books inc. couldn't find the book. Ordered it online.

I like shopping but finding what you want in stores is getting harder and harder.

[Demsrule86]

12. Best buy in my will give you the same price with proof.

[Demsrule86]

11. Well I guess everything is up to the Democrats? We have no power to do anything...we can put

in single payer and $15.00 minimum wage bills and what have you ...and they go exactly nowhere. With Trump in office and the GOP in power, people are screwed.

[HughBeaumont]

15. Usually, when I ask economic questions, the threads sink.

Let's hope this one doesn't.

We need a plan that isn't just pandering, lip service and lying.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028825734
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028691504
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10026573951

[Aristus]

16. Time to start softening up the ground for a universal basic income.

Unless the owners of the automated industries want millions of unemployed workers at their doors with pitchforks and torches.

[CK_John]

17. We need to look for local systems such as the Librarian start to teach hobbies and

things to get people to want to get out of bed and from killing each other.

[Aristus]

18. I agree.

Sounds good. I like anything that has to do with libraries.