I hate to tell you this now-But I gotta point out we are NEVER going to regain a strong middle class

[Boxerfan]

30. Here's the response I expected earlier...I disagree completely-its quality vs quantity in more

ways than one...


I have resorted to shopping at thrift stores for items like fans blenders & other household goods. I can get a quality product that has already outlived one generation & is at least serviceable/durable. Compared to the crap we get from outsourcing-the stuff is cheap & it breaks.

We would be better off & save money by making a quality product-here in America. The benefits overall are multi fold.

We get a generation of workers who have hands on experience . That can't be duplicated by text & simulators. These are the skills that lifted us as a nation to go to the moon. The potential for creativity & new designs are then result of people who knew the problems hands on.

And of course there is the pride of work...Thats pretty much gone when you work under tyrannical bullies at slave wages. But it is what employers should use as a motivation. Henry Ford showed that by paying better than average wages he gained a better product & more sales-Fact. And such a simple concept but it flies smack in the face of corporate ideology.

I'm all for a new WPA & CCC to jump start our stagnant work force. But like I said-in the America of today that would be impossible to get passed and even more unlikely to be properly implemented-in a equitable fashion for the general good..

So-Just woke up & wanted to reply to your post-sorry I'm late.