And, here's some crazy thinking on my part. There are budget deficits all over the place in government. And why? Because they aren't collecting the taxes they used to. Why? Because, we've allowed so many jobs to be shipped out of the country. And some will say "but, these companies had to do this because of the economy". Really? Or, is it because they did this that the economy did what it did?
Let's say we were able to keep 10 million of those jobs we let go out of the country. And then let's say the median salary for those jobs was $40,000. Now, let's way we had a flat tax rate of 15%. This would bring in $60 Billion. It would also pump over $300 billion into the economy, which would be spent by those earning the money versus being hoarded like it is by the corporate bigshots.
And here's the bigger part of this. That $300 billion that would be pumped into the economy, would be taxed over and over again as the money changed hands. Think about that, and put that into perspective and we've really lost a lot of potential tax base.
We have to start pushing our lawmakers to abolish NAFTA. If we don't, we might as well kiss any decent job in this country good-bye. The conservatives like to blame the unions for all the jobs going overseas, when in reality it's all about corporate profits and greed. Unions are not what led to all the jobs being shipped out of our country, greedy rich bastards are. It's time for the middle-class to start saving themselves and their livelihood. Those people sitting on top of the world don't realize that it's us, the middle-class who have made these companies what they are today. Not their rich friends. Not the politicians votes they buy. It's the sweat, knowledge, and dedication from those of us who care enough to see a company succeed.
We have to change this direction before it's too late.
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