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You should be a real American and refuse to work with a company that imports labor. I believe you are doing the same as I do when I buy Chinese products....pursuing your own self-interest.
A two minute and twenty four second video that sums up the proper economic system, which includes liberal trade.
Pushing protectionism is about as patriotic as the Patriot Act.
From the same individual in the above link:
“For example, the supporters of tariffs treat it as self-evident that the creation of jobs is a desirable end, in and of itself, regardless of what the persons employed do. That is clearly wrong. If all we want are jobs, we can create any number--for example, have people dig holes and then fill them up again, or perform other useless tasks. Work is sometimes its own reward. Mostly, however, it is the price we pay to get the things we want. Our real objective is not just jobs but productive jobs--jobs that will mean more goods and services to consume.”
― Milton Friedman, Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
There should be no "minimum wage" at all. Government setting wages is not a good thing. The higher the minimum wage goes, the more people will find they cannot find work. This is because their skills fall short of what the law forces an employer to pay them. Would you pay $15/hour to an employee who can barely tie his own shoes?
If a person is not worth $15/hr, they should not be paid $15/hr. The employer should decide who is qualified for a job, and at what wage. Period.
Never heard about shoe tying to be a requirement. The qualifications for a minimum wage job would be the same regardless of where minimum wage is set.
I prefer to pay people enough so that they can afford to buy what they work for. I prefer the Henry Ford way.
I prefer to discuss subjects with people who know what they are talking about, but clearly we all cant have our wish.
Ford increased his employees wages OUT OF GREED. He figured out it cost him far more in turnover than paying his employees more.
It had nothing to do with paying people to buy his cars. Common sense would indicate thats completely ridiculous otherwise he would have just passed his cars out for free to his employees in order to save money..
That LIE was made DECADES later to full the stupid.
Hard work, increased skills, education is way to difficult.
, all of the above take effort. Effort requires character.
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, all of the above take effort. Effort requires character.