Bob Calco wrote: > I should point out however that I think a better way to help US workers is > to attract capital investment TO the US -- and neither the current policy of > international free trade nor Obama's "soakem' till they become patriots" > policy will do that. > > I'd love a study that would show what would happen if the capital being > invested overseas were instead invested here. The best way to encourage that > is to eliminate the income tax and go to a modest but flat ad valorem > consumption tax -- on all foreign products.
Hi Bob! Most foreign manufacturers have assembly plants here, in the backwater low wage states. Are these foreign products? The people who work their tails in those plants for $9 an hour and no benefits probably don't think so! -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
