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[–] sp00kygh0st [S] 4 points 26 points 30 points (+30|-4) ago
THIS is why we need Donald Trump now.
[–] Rummel 1 point 14 points 15 points (+15|-1) ago
He needs to see this video. Everyone in America does.
[–] magnora 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
He moved his clothing line manufacturing to Mexico...
[–] MistaMusick 8 points 2 points 10 points (+10|-8) ago (edited ago)
If you think trump is gonna stop this you are beyond retarded. Most of his shit is produced in China he's a hypocrite.
[–] sp00kygh0st [S] 2 points 4 points 6 points (+6|-2) ago
Except Trump talks about this in literally everyone of his rallies.
Trump has stuff made in China because it's economically unfeasible to have things made in America in today's age. This is why he wants to change the system.
[–] BigCheeze 3 points 2 points 5 points (+5|-3) ago
Trump would probably do the same thing. They are just making decisions that at the end of the day, we the public have made them chose because our what we demand. We demand the cheapest of products, we live out of sight out of mind, and we are innately selfish when push comes to shove. We have to take ownership as citizens that what we demand individually is what companies are going to try to give us. If we only care about price, then companies are only going to care about price. The ironic thing is that we as citizens have been so focused on ourselves and our demand for low prices so we can have more that companies are willing to leave the country just so we can have more for less. Our values and a society has to change before any company like this changes. They are just responding to what the people want.
[–] tex 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah. He can move the jobs to Mexico in a year rather than over three years. Why does anybody buy Trump's bullshit?
[–] sp00kygh0st [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
He wants to move jobs to Mexico? I'm gonna need a source on that
[–] 100011 2 points 9 points 11 points (+11|-2) ago (edited ago)
Welcome to Capitalism meets Globalization why would i pay an american a decent wage when i can find poor people in other countries willing to work for almost nothing . Meanwhile the CEO of most car companies make 300% more than their regular employee Greed at it's finest . I for one boycott bullshit corporations and if everyone would do the same these corporations couldn't survive . I haven't bought anything from Disney or Nike in over 20 years i always try to buy stuff made in my own country .
[–] sp00kygh0st [S] 1 point 10 points 11 points (+11|-1) ago
This is why free trade doesn't benefit the United States and we need to go back to using tariffs
[–] hypercat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
NAFTA started it. TPP was just like the needle that broke the haystack. And everyone said the protests for NAFTA were silly. It was only a matter of time.
It's not free trade, it's just sourcing labor to slaves in countries that pretend they are not slaves. Oh we pay them.......12 cents an hour.
[–] OneNutWonder 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Burn the place down
[–] 84626433832795028841 1 point 7 points 8 points (+8|-1) ago
It's ok you guys, Bernie Cuckers will raise your taxes and through the magic of socialism the job will come right back.
[–] BoringSupreez 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
This is why globalism is garbage for everyone except the ones on top. Why would a company pay Americans $20 per hour to make things when they can pay Mexicans $5 per hour?
[–] VeryUnhappyTurtle 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
So sad. How can anyone live comfortably?
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[–] sp00kygh0st [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
So what was our system before WWI when over 50% of tax revenues came from tariffs? Was that socialist?
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[–] Sir-Real ago
So basically it's Sanders or Trump or you potentially lose your job to China/Mexico.
[–] sp00kygh0st [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Sanders won't lower our absurd corporate tax rate of 35% so it's only Trump