Finance, Forex and Investments

Where are all the American Job?

Mostly looking for comments as to what people think as far as how true this little story is: Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his robe (Made in PAKISTAN) Slippers (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), Then his DVD Player (Made in CHINA), Took out a movie (Made in JAPAN), made some microwave (Made in THAILAND) popcorn (Made in TAIWAN) and then wondered why he and everyone else can't find any jobs in.....AMERICA

Public Comments

1. Manufacturing is hard. Americans work smart, not hard! I always had a job when I wanted one. All I had to do is "lower" myself because low wage was more than no wage. People who can't "find" jobs aren't looking or like most feel entitled to higher pay than the offer of jobs that ARE there. P.S. I hate walmart. I wish the USA would go back to trades because college isn't for everyone.
2. Most American jobs have been shipped overseas where the workers can be paid next to nothing and work under deplorable conditions and there is nothing they can do about it or else lose those jobs. Look at what happens when you call any company for information. Odds are the call is being answered in a call center in India or the Phillipines and by people whose English leaves much to be desired and you end up getting totally ticked off when they don't understand what you are trying to say. Yet, they introduce themselves with names like "Steve Jones" so they sound like us. We have essentially become a service economy where all we do is serve each other ranging from "you want fries with that" on up.
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4. Overseas where we are getting all of the bailout loans from........... One day we won't be able to bargain with what we don't have!!!!
5. your words are a painting,i can see it clear as day,brilliant.
6. I put on my Michael Kors' jeans this morning, and noticed they said "made in Cambodia". I wish I had seen that before I paid $100 for them!
7. Definitely OUTSOURCED" overseas!! I love your question!!! I love the message...Quite profound! KUDOS!!!
8. Good point! and don't forget why 401ks were flying out of site in the 90s because it was invested in slave labor markets being set up overseas. 2008 401ks are not looking too good in this country that was once so productive has turned into a America that amounts to broke banks and financial advisers. Hows your portfolio looking
9. They give billions to the banks to bail them. Then they tell the banks to loan the money that they have been given. Which, by the way, is our OWN DAMN TAX MONEY. Well my question is who are they going to loan the money to? Are they going to loan money to all the thousands and thousands of AMERICANS that have lost their jobs? NO Are they going to loan the money to the thousands and thousands of AMERICANS that are losing their homes? NO I mean, who the hell are they going to loan this money to? Are they going to loan it to companies that are closing down their business to move it out of the country to put MORE AMERICANS out of work? Are they going to loan it to the illegal aliens and immigrants that don't pay taxes or anything else? The rich can go borrow the money for really low interest rates and go spend it and make more money off of it. Or if they lose it they just get rid of MORE WORKING AMERICANS and blame it on the economy and then we have more unempolyed AMERICANS that can't borrow the tax money that the government gave the banks that we paid. I have said this on many of these discussions: MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS are screwed over more than anyone in the WORLD. MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS, whether you are black or white or hispanic, YOU need to stand up and say ENOUGH. MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS support the world. WE make the rich people rich, WE support the poor. The rich don't care they already have theirs. The poor don't care becuase we support them. President Elect Obama, whether you voted for him or against him, CAN NOT fix this mess. He might be able to put a bandaid on some of it but NO President can fix it. He won't be able to stop all of the jobs leaving our country becuase the rich want more profit. He won't be able to stop the greed anymore than any other President ever has. The ONLY people that can fix this is MIDDLE CLASS AMERICAN WORKERS. We pay the taxes we support the world. I have had people tell me the rich pay all these taxes, that the rich are the ones that make the companies and the factories. SO THE HELL WHAT!! WHERE do you think they got those riches. Was it magic? NO. They got rich and got the money from selling their products to MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS. Wake up MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS. We are all going to be poorer and the few will be richer.