DotsMan

How about we lead by example.
We could tell Honda and Toyota to move their design, manufacturing and sales facilities back to Japan.
Then we could tell Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen to move all their facilities back to Germany.
Then Fiat could move all their facilities, which would now include Chrysler/Jeep, back to Italy.
Some others on this site could probably name a dozen other foreign companies that we could send back home.
By doing that we might possibly entice other countries to tell all the American companies located there to take their operations back home.
It's a Biblical philosophy, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

cesspool jones Loc: atlanta

patty can only see the 'demand'...she has absolutely no idea about the 'supply.' Typical socialist attitude.

Patty

You haven't been paying attention have you. My "hero" is Paul Craig Roberts and I have read and studied most of his books. He was the creator of the program under Reagan for supply side economics and the author of "The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism." Nice try though, Im as conservative as they come sweetie.

:lol: :lol:

cesspool jones Loc: atlanta

patty, i am so sorry and i mean that. i make mistakes like everyone else. sorry.

Patty

No problem.

:-)

1OldGeezer

Patty,
I would have phrased that a little differently; The regulations/favors are being SOLD by the government (can't have a buyer without a seller).
Look a little deeper into your purchasing of products theory, there is a law called supply and demand. As we get more and more citizens on the dole (look now at the work force labor participation rate - lowest in 36 years), these people and also the dramatic increase of food stamp use, and other freebies being promoted by this administration, you are getting a very large group that are being paid to not work (produce things). This economy is working (limping along - .1% GDP increase last month) now only because the FED is pumping 60 BILLION dollars into the economy with a 16-17 TRILLION debt. (That is your debt being run up) We are living on a "credit card" set up by the Federal government in order to buy v**es and increase the dependency push).
Soon, with American product supply decreasing (less people working and producing)/Demand increasing or steady we will have to have a devaluation of the purchasing power in order to balance the supply and demand forces. (That won't be pretty).
The answer is for the elimination of the federal governments attempts at crony capitalism and creating a centrally planned economy. (our obvious spiral into socialism going on now with the implementation of the ACA and the Dodd/Frank bill)
The only real answer and salvation for the United States is to go back to a truly free capitalistic economy with REASONABLE regulations. Limit the Federal govt to that specified by the constitution so they have less favors to sell.
1oldgeezer

Patty

Yep. I think we are basically saying the same thing you just used more examples. Effective regulation would be necessary and an accountable , smaller gov. At this point I don't think that will happen till it crashs. Every market is manipulated, every number is manipulated, every spread sheet is manipulated and the economists have admitted that they have to wait for the government to tell them what results to come up with for the headlines.
They didn't like the GDP numbers so what did they do. They changed the mathematical process so that they could include inventory sitting in warehouses and on store shelves not being sold as part of the equation. I don't think it can be fixed.

J Anthony Loc: Connecticut

No one is "forcing" those companies to move. The government and private business obviously work together to increase bottom lines. Who wins, who loses and why is what should matter.

cesspool jones Loc: atlanta

then why are there over 70,000 pages (this goes way before obama...look it up) of regulations that stomp on the private sector? progs who gave up scores of decades ago started the war on progress (oxymoron??) and now, that has forced companies to relocate to a friendlier environments. you are no marc anthony by no meanz...the government rules this roost.

BearK Loc: TN

Or O and his family, and their friends will take another vacation. With the onerous rules and regulations O's czars have come up with - you can't blame them for leaving. Ordinary Americans are beginning to do the same.

Patty

Even the bank cartels/government are starting to feel the pain.
Barclays' FICC Slaughtered: Revenue Plummets 41% In Q1

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-06/barclays-ficc-slaughtered-revenue-plummets-41-q1
And well deserved it was - surely such abysmal performance must be rewarded with the record-est bonuses ever!