9) American jobs and manufacturing have to be moved to places with lower taxes, fewer worker protections and environmental standards in order to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Never mind that Germany is the world’s second largest exporter and yet has higher taxes, more environmental restrictions and worker’s protections than the US. They can only do that because they are Germans. We are Americans, we are stupid, and we cannot compete with them. Therefore our jobs must go overseas.[/quote]
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Dude, look at the numbers. I’m not talking about moving things overseas. I’m simply talking about why folks are resisting expanding or setting up shop in Kalifornia versus other states….Or if you prefer, still your head in the mud and pretend the problems aren’t there.
funny you should also include that link about Germany…
A problem, pointed out by Gabor Steingart, is that the country’s investment ratio (investment/GDP) has sunken from 18% in 1970 to 3%, and is now only a third of that of the United States. In Western Europe (including Germany) no new company has made it to the top 100 in the last 20 years – some consider this an problematic issue, while others cite it as an indicator of fair competition and lack of monopolization. This is in stark contrast to the United States, where newly founded high-tech companies have experienced significant increases.
