Forum Post: A Stolen American Dream.

 The policies of the United States of America are dirty. They are tainted. The policies currently on the books are not for the interest of the American people. The policies on the books are for the people who lobbied for their creation. When the government makes decisions it is not with the benefit of the masses in mind, if that is what you believe then you are sorely mistaken. Politicians walk a tight line between "what can get me reelected" and "what can make my corporate donors happy".  Nowhere in that line of thinking is “what will help the people”, often at times “what will get me reelected” will, as a bi-product, help their constituents; but that is not to be confused with intentionally helping the people (aka politicians doing what they are sent there to do- well not anymore since the people aren't the ones sending them anymore). The most note worthy “tainted policy” is the one that has a direct effect on American workers (or lack there of). The outsourcing of jobs is an act that the government allows because it benefits its corporate owners. Ask yourself this: do you honesty believe that the majority of Americans are FOR the outsourcing of jobs? Republican, Democrat, or Independent. Who is FOR the outsourcing of our jobs? If the majority of us despise the outsourcing of American jobs, and this IS a democracy, wouldn't it make sense to have a policy on outsourcing that reflects our feelings? Meaning that we should have NO outsourcing. How can we claim as Americans to be the very representation of democracy for the entire world when our own government ignores us and instead of being a government for the people by the people has turned into a government for the profits of corporations by the corporations. Who is ok with this? Liberals, are you ok with this? Conservatives, are you ok with this? I don't care what party you affiliate with, you should be pissed off at corporate America stealing your government away from you.


The solution, however, is not a simple one. If you haven't noticed, our current scheme goes a little like this. American companies design the object X. Whether it be the new ipad, Dell computer, washing machine, or plastic toy. And the Chinese make it. Why? Simply put, because we have a minimum wage and they don't (Corporations have to at least pay us around $7 an hour where in China they'll work for much less).  Its all part of the idea that we are a service based economy, and they are  a manufacturing economy (like we used to be. #1 by the way). We are in a situation where we depend on each other. We design, they make it, we both buy it, corporations make max amount of profits. If we made outsourcing jobs illegal than all the corporations would leave the U.S in order to keep their cheap labor. To counter we would need to grant a crap load of subsidies coupled with heavy tariffs to make it more profitable in the U.S despite having a minimum wage. Effectively we would be putting a strangle hold on access to the American market. Then we have an economy that works like this: Americans design it, Americans manufacture it, everyone buys it (China might object, but they need our goods. They wont just stop cold turkey). We'd essentially be  "Fueling America with Americans." Americans give jobs to our competitors and it needs to be regulated to benefit the U.S and not the competitor. Kill the Jobs in China and force the corporations to bring them home. Who gets hurt? No one really, Corporation will just have to live with a little less than record profits. 

So whats it going to be America? The people or profits?