tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198792767248747350.post5532437736599288637..comments2023-10-22T02:54:25.421-05:00Comments on Mo Rage: Short-sighted, Greedy Corporate America is Robbing Us of Our Middle-Class: Happy May DayMo Ragehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686338985654976341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198792767248747350.post-86829983167533135542013-05-01T16:50:48.954-05:002013-05-01T16:50:48.954-05:00We did give legal status to many illegal immigrant...We did give legal status to many illegal immigrants in 1986. We did give many legal status. That amnesty did act as incentive for more to come. <br /><br />I think that ending the deduction of expenses for moving production overseas would be wonderful. I'm sure it would keep accountants busy but too damned bad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198792767248747350.post-23320755929659333462013-05-01T16:00:52.146-05:002013-05-01T16:00:52.146-05:00At least you're correct about the offshoring o...At least you're correct about the offshoring of jobs.<br /><br />What we needed, regarding immigrants from Mexico, was, years ago, decades ago, a policy for granting them legal status. Instead, our government did nothing for decades and we ended up with what is reported to be at least 11 million people here without legal status. So it goes.<br /><br />We're supposedly, hopefully creating a path for citizenship now but it will at least be difficult, if anything happens at all.<br /><br />As for offshoring jobs, I have written here before that it is unconscionable that we have a tax system that gives the wealthy and corporations tax deductions, tax benefits to offshore jobs. It's insane. It's irresponsible. It helps only corporations and those same wealthy.<br /><br />The Democrats have tried at least twice to do away with those tax benefits. They introduced legislation in Congress to do away with it twice, only to have it shut down by the Republicans, corporate lackeys that they are.<br /><br />The people--you and I, all of us--have to demand that this go through and that we eliminate those tax deductions to offshore jobs and manufacturing (and profits to other countries, too, but that's another issue). <br /><br />Until the people demand it, it won't happen. It's got to come from us.Mo Ragehttp://moravings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198792767248747350.post-69255367262423211792013-05-01T14:13:15.908-05:002013-05-01T14:13:15.908-05:00Here's how we can make it better, legalize 11 ...Here's how we can make it better, legalize 11 million workers to compete with the existing legal workforce. We can shift the supply curve of low/un skilled labor to the right and really depress wages. <br /><br />Or, we could use e-Verify to make sure that workers are legal to work in this country and let companies bid up their wages because they can't attract decent workers. A tight labor market is a beautiful thing. <br /><br />You can't off shore manufacturing jobs and import illegal labor and expect anything other than the decimation of the workers in this country. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com