b.larset
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To the individuals, in the thread who want to use economic theory to make us understand the benefits of the current American Trade Policy. SO! One cannot simply ignore the immediate consequences of Higher unemployment and the fact that government is replacing the private sector very quickly to fill the things it used to do. 1. Job Fairs-Usually held or hosted by the state or local employment agencies. Used to be when there was hiring to be done it was done by the Companies with no government involvement.2. Economic Development Committees- Local government used to handle that. Now its under state control -State governments now control the economic make up of an area saying where they will spend their resources and manipulating tax dollars to do so .
3. EMPLOYEE training now handled thru the state employment agencies for the companies.Example A company in our area needed employees;the requirements were an emphasis on basic computer skills- The local Employment office Did the training for the employer( No CHARGE)
4.Because government has artificially inflated their role in the free market you dont see the true measure of the free trade debacle locally.5. Cheaper Goods- Based on a model that says our economy would grow at X% annually goods produced here would be alot more expensive. Not true the goods and services would cost what the market could bare. Rents and labor are closely tied to wages - and may not change much over a generation. . People are making $8 / hr because of the governments artificial ceiling of Minimum wage ; but if not for that wages would have dropped a lot more. Labor is less in demand here because of loss of manufacturing. POINT IS The government has replaced sectors of our former free market. The reason they did it is; because there is no support for alot of the things they are doing in the private sector. I will stop here and write the rest as a blog. Thank you b.larset.
3. EMPLOYEE training now handled thru the state employment agencies for the companies.Example A company in our area needed employees;the requirements were an emphasis on basic computer skills- The local Employment office Did the training for the employer( No CHARGE)
4.Because government has artificially inflated their role in the free market you dont see the true measure of the free trade debacle locally.5. Cheaper Goods- Based on a model that says our economy would grow at X% annually goods produced here would be alot more expensive. Not true the goods and services would cost what the market could bare. Rents and labor are closely tied to wages - and may not change much over a generation. . People are making $8 / hr because of the governments artificial ceiling of Minimum wage ; but if not for that wages would have dropped a lot more. Labor is less in demand here because of loss of manufacturing. POINT IS The government has replaced sectors of our former free market. The reason they did it is; because there is no support for alot of the things they are doing in the private sector. I will stop here and write the rest as a blog. Thank you b.larset.