Comments on: Take the jobs away from China and Mexico http://www.suggestions4obama.com/take-the-jobs-away-from-china-and-mexico-2/ Your opportunity to provide suggestion to Obama and his administration on a variety of issues. Fri, 18 May 2012 14:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Smoot Hawley http://www.suggestions4obama.com/take-the-jobs-away-from-china-and-mexico-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Smoot Hawley Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:21:20 +0000 http://www.suggestions4obama.com/?p=18976#comment-3010 We tried this durring the great depression and it didn't work. Instead, it made everything considerably worse. Here's a wikipedia article on the tariff, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act What will happen is, other countries will stop importing goods here, and the businesses that provide <a href="http://www.suggestions4obama.com/category/economy-jobs/">jobs</a>, that depend on those cheap goods will go bankrupt. The countries that sell us these cheap goods, whom also depend on our manufacture of tools will then go bankrupt and on the whole there will be fewer <a href="http://www.suggestions4obama.com/category/economy-jobs/">jobs</a> everywhere. The proper response is to have our politicians work with other countries to reduce the barriers to trade (taxes, ect) and make our products demanded world wide as a result. There will be more trade, which will create more jobs. We tried this durring the great depression and it didn’t work. Instead, it made everything considerably worse. Here’s a wikipedia article on the tariff, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act

What will happen is, other countries will stop importing goods here, and the businesses that provide jobs, that depend on those cheap goods will go bankrupt. The countries that sell us these cheap goods, whom also depend on our manufacture of tools will then go bankrupt and on the whole there will be fewer jobs everywhere.

The proper response is to have our politicians work with other countries to reduce the barriers to trade (taxes, ect) and make our products demanded world wide as a result. There will be more trade, which will create more jobs.

]]> By: Leon Hall http://www.suggestions4obama.com/take-the-jobs-away-from-china-and-mexico-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 Leon Hall Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:55:29 +0000 http://www.suggestions4obama.com/?p=18976#comment-2976 How about a federal law requiring any product or parts coming into the US provide proof of our manufacturing safety standards by those supply companies with 3rd party random inspections (by the US) and documentation? We do the same thing for certain woods already. Yes, maybe a paperwork nightmare but WTH? Can't be worse than the status quo and we need to level the playing field! How about a federal law requiring any product or parts coming into the US provide proof of our manufacturing safety standards by those supply companies with 3rd party random inspections (by the US) and documentation? We do the same thing for certain woods already. Yes, maybe a paperwork nightmare but WTH? Can’t be worse than the status quo and we need to level the playing field!

]]> By: Jeff Hardenbrook http://www.suggestions4obama.com/take-the-jobs-away-from-china-and-mexico-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 Jeff Hardenbrook Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.suggestions4obama.com/?p=18976#comment-2971 Bringing <a href="http://www.suggestions4obama.com/category/economy-jobs/">jobs</a> back to country an d <a href="http://www.suggestions4obama.com/category/health-care/">health</a> care can be combined on a state level where local aide already exists such as Mass. Subsidy of these benefits may also encourage other states if it brings in new employers. Bringing jobs back to country an d health care can be combined on a state level where local aide already exists such as Mass. Subsidy of these benefits may also encourage other states if it brings in new employers.

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