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2016 Postmortem

JCanete

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27. so you are for tariffs? No shit we need Tariffs. I bet trade agreements are way better though!

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 06:48 PM

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Yet another reason that Hillary lost [View all] CajunBlazer Dec 2016 OP

One word...tariffs...we absolutely need those jobs back. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #1

What is the "bowl of rice crowd"? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #3

It's a slur that a progressive shouldn't use CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #14

I was afraid of that ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #30

You are disappointed that I think you used a slur? CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #36

Xenophobia is at the heart of so-called "populism" radius777 Dec 2016 #28

Tariffs are bad. Subsidize Robots Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #5

We manufacture more in the US now than we have ever done before. The problem is that Squinch Dec 2016 #9

Yep. I've posted before that US manufacturing is basically at an all-time high. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #10

People just aren't ready to hear what that means. It means either, as you say, making life a Squinch Dec 2016 #12

I was listening to Marketplace last night tammywammy Dec 2016 #19

Elon Musk has made some pretty smart statements about this. It is going to be the Squinch Dec 2016 #20

Tarriff have very little to do with job lossses CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #13

so you are for tariffs? No shit we need Tariffs. I bet trade agreements are way better though! JCanete Dec 2016 #27

I don't see certain jobs "coming back" either. ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #2

That story sure sprouted legs big time. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #7

Exactly! ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #11

Growing up in Northern Wisconsin Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #15

I'm from the Pacific Northwest too... Blanks Dec 2016 #34

Want good paying union jobs. So they elect the union busting candidate? ffr Dec 2016 #4

You mean you don't believe people are gullable enough.... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #16

I know, right! ffr Dec 2016 #24

How do we KNOW for sure that the polls were wrong about those states ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #6

And you my friend believe in a conspiracy theory... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #18

Uh huh ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #22

Yep, based all that I have read, he was CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #35

Apparently you have fallen for many conspiracy theories. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #38

No, most logical people don't fall for conspriricy theories CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #39

Something doesn't seem right and I agree with you. ffr Dec 2016 #25

Honestly neither party has a solution. Automation will soon be taking over white collar jobs too. RAFisher Dec 2016 #8

That's a problem for the future, and the future is closeer than we think CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #17

Post-scarcity, many things could become free/near-free, radius777 Dec 2016 #29

Obama touched on automation in his last STOU speech. joshcryer Dec 2016 #33

It's a lot more complicated than you make it out to be. Exilednight Dec 2016 #21

I mentioned that replies most jobs were lost to automation ... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #23

I'd like to know the difference, as well, between "outsourcing" a production line to automation ... JHan Dec 2016 #26

Yep, a pipedream CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #31

Manufacturing is not coming back. joshcryer Dec 2016 #32

Agreed CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #37