22nd February 2004, 3:00 PM
Manufacturing jobs are being replaced by mechanics and robotics. Ideally, we should eliminate the idea of manufacturing jobs and persuade everyone to pursue white-collar jobs. I have never understood why creating more manufacturing jobs has been such a high priority. Obviously, it's a catch for the uneducated, which is a plus, but also, without manufacturing jobs, unions would have no power... that would be a plus too. Honestly, it would be best if there were a push to get more people into colleges and certification programs, and slowly eliminate the need for most manual labor in the manufacturing field.
Jobs are being outsourced, by the way, because business regulations and restrictions make hiring and employing people in America very costly. So while American workers have more money and higher quality of life, there are less that can work, because it costs employers so much, forcing them to outsource jobs overseas where labor is cheap and plentiful, and there aren't any regulations to get in the way. It's a catch-22, and honestly, there is no real solution for it. Republicans would attempt to fix that by relaxing regulations, which would probably be the most effective fix, but there is no way Democrats would allow that to happen.
Jobs are being outsourced, by the way, because business regulations and restrictions make hiring and employing people in America very costly. So while American workers have more money and higher quality of life, there are less that can work, because it costs employers so much, forcing them to outsource jobs overseas where labor is cheap and plentiful, and there aren't any regulations to get in the way. It's a catch-22, and honestly, there is no real solution for it. Republicans would attempt to fix that by relaxing regulations, which would probably be the most effective fix, but there is no way Democrats would allow that to happen.
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