What's happened to all the manufacturing jobs?

What?

 

your post 246 is blank

 

I could not understand you.

 

Nothing we can do about that easily but we can easily eliminate high taxes and huge regulations that have driven 20 million jobs off shore

 

Unfortunately, few of those companies will be returning.

 

depends how big the incentives and how fast wages rise in China. More importantly we don't want to let liberals ship any more corporations and jobs to China and Ireland etc. Do you understand?

 

I do understand the philosophy. Easy to say and harder to do, since many regulations are in place to protect workers and the environment from pollution, etc. For example, Trump is allowing factories to dump waste into our waters, when this has been prohibited for years. This is an aid to factories and workers, but terrible for our waterways and environment.

 

we have highest corporate taxes in world. They could be eliminated tomorrow if not for liberals. Ireland dropped its tax to 11% and most of the world's corporations relocated there in whole or
in part.

 

The USA has done well since WWII for myriad reasons. We have very low fuel taxes. No one pays enough taxation which is proven by the $20 trillion debt and a crumbling nation. Even with this it remains very expensive to operate a business in the US. As a business as costs escalate beyond acceptable limits something must be done! Outsourcing is just one of many options to a company when they are forced to change...

 

All it takes is a single company to take advantage of lower costs, in whatever fashion, and all other competitors must follow!

 

you lost the debate so you tried to change the subject. You said things we expensive in America and I informed you things are more affordable here than anywhere which is why we have the highest living standard in the world.

 

First, I'm not debating to achieve a shallow win or loss?? I'm just sharing my comments here.

Obvious to most people I did not change 'your' debate...my comments remain about the viability of industry, the high cost of doing business in the US, outsourcing, which all represent why we have fewer and fewer manufacturing jobs.

Affordability has little to do with industry dealing with high costs of labor, materials, regulations, etc. in the USA. The ONLY thing business cares about is having a consistent income to provide appropriate profits and sustainability...

 

business cares about many things, obviously, some want to double income and not have consistent income for example. Do you understand? Before you write think abut what your subject actually is.

 

Well...my comment that said "The ONLY thing business cares about is having a consistent income to provide appropriate profits and sustainability..." is pretty self-explanatory. If you don't believe a business needs consistent income, appropriate profits, and can be sustainable...then please share what you believe business cares about?

 

business cares about many things, obviously, some want to double income and not have consistent income for example, some what to get a new product to market, etc.. Do you understand? Before you write think abut what your subject actually is.

 

FYI; in business consistent income is a concern over the entire reporting period...which is usually each three months or one year. Unless the business planned for a loss, the income must pay the expenses and allow enough profits to sustain the business...