2016 Postmortem

lapfog_1

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10. Because I'm a smart person

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:12 PM

Nov 2016

sorry, the factories may come back (once Trump kills off the EPA), but those jobs won't.

It will take a decade or more for this to happen... in the mean time, the factories and the jobs stay in China or Mexico or wherever... with the cheap labor and lack of environmental protection.

Trump (and congress) can institute tariffs on imported goods, driving the cost up for almost everything here by 10 or 20 percent... hurting the very people that voted for him.

Eventually the markets will work, factories here will open again to make non-tariff goods for less money... but the jobs will not return. Robotic manufacturing is poised to take over from humans in a massive way, the only thing preventing this right now is that there are people willing to do the manufacturing for a few dollars a day... something American workers will not be able to do because they can't live on a few dollars a day.

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How easily the people give up and accept the lies of the powerful [View all] realmirage Nov 2016 OP

Understanding reality and what confronts us is not "accepting the will of the powerful" JHan Nov 2016 #1

Recommended. Too many Democrats accept the "political reality" that manufacturing guillaumeb Nov 2016 #2

I wish every person would read your post. Thank you realmirage Nov 2016 #4

Those jobs will come back if... Garrett78 Nov 2016 #3

Read guilla's post above yours realmirage Nov 2016 #5

Again, manufacturing in the US is practically at an all-time high. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #11

Your facts are wrong. Research it realmirage Nov 2016 #12

I have, and you could easily verify what I'm saying. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #13

Many more people will lose jobs with advances in artificial intelligence. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #6

Just like people who say social security won't be around when I retire. Dustlawyer Nov 2016 #7

Thank you for this, glad I'm not alone realmirage Nov 2016 #8

Thank You for posting Kathy M Nov 2016 #9

Because I'm a smart person lapfog_1 Nov 2016 #10

well, when they do come back, you need not apply. thanks for nothing. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #15

Don't worry about me, I have a nice job lapfog_1 Nov 2016 #16

sadly, it's true. you have to believe that change is possible before you even try, nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #14

This is absolutely not true. zenabby Nov 2016 #17