What moron thinks that? The Feds have been on Backpage's ass for over a year now. Originally Posted by David-LouisianaIt's sarcasm that some might find humorous. It may be really more than a coincidence that it happens right around his inaguration. He's serious about shutting the borders down and we know how BP gets the trafficking rap and many are trafficked in across the borders. Does that seem logical? Even a little?
Strap yourselves in, this is going to be bumpy ride! Originally Posted by causewaycommuterand a prosperous one for producers. Didn't a major bank predict double GDP just this last week?
Lots of people are saying lots of things. But the reality is that no one has a clue how it is really going to play out. There are so many assumptions, wild cards and variables (both known and unknown) in play, I think it's impossible to accurately predict any medium to long term results in anything. Originally Posted by causewaycommuterOf course there are variables but the fact remains that manufacturing has been fleeing the U.S. right and left since the mid 90's and it wasn't because of worker wages. Productivity is about cost per widget and the U.S. is still one of the leaders in cost per widget. It's the dumbass regs and miles of red tape that make producers flee. The flow increased in 1998 when manufacturers started getting paid huge tax credits to close and call themselves mothballed.
Lots of people are saying lots of things. But the reality is that no one has a clue how it is really going to play out. There are so many assumptions, wild cards and variables (both known and unknown) in play, I think it's impossible to accurately predict any medium to long term results in anything. Originally Posted by causewaycommuterOne only needs to apply logic. You are about to see the rebirth of the American Industrial economy and the middle class. The outsourced insustrial sector over the last 20 years is what led to the stagnant economy and the out of control debt. The American Middle Class has historically resided in the manufacturing sector. In the 1990s, right before the signing of NAFTA, the Fed and globalists began pushing our economy as "Post-Industrial," stating that our economy had shifted from manufacturing to the service industry. However, you need a solid middle class in order to pay for service industries. So, as manufacturing slowly trickled out of the country, Middle class wages dried up, credit increased, and service industries began to hurt which has led to now. With the reignition of the American Manufacturing sector, you are going to stimulate the rebirth of the middle class, which will lead to explosive economic growth, and a return to the economic prosperity this nation hasn't seen in over 20 years.