http://buchanan.org/blog/unemployment-now-thats-sustainable-2634 Right From the Beginning Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:55:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://buchanan.org/blog/unemployment-now-thats-sustainable-2634/comment-page-1#comment-16355 Fran Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:40:38 +0000 http://buchanan.org/blog/?p=2634#comment-16355 Excellent column. It's very disheartening that probably only 25% of the nation has a grasp of what has been going on over the years and actively concerns themselves with policies implemented and pending. The working age group between 50 and 65 is going to suffer the most as their financial obligations have already been set with current mortgage payments, college expenses for their children and the like. The jobs they had are gone. They are much older now. They can be retrained for what?? The jobs of the future?? are still in the future. Back in the days when these trade agreements were signed into law, I'd like to think it was possible that our leaders did feel that it was good for America and there was enough prosperity to share with our poorer neighbors. They lacked foresight and then acted with wild abandon to allow these many companies to set up jobs overseas. For every job sent out of the country they should have insured an equal or better replacement job for the workers. These safeguards were never put in place. ____And yes, we all need to be Americans first.....and do something about it. I believe we are ready and willing.______________ Excellent column. It's very disheartening that probably only 25% of the nation has a grasp of what has been going on over the years and actively concerns themselves with policies implemented and pending. The working age group between 50 and 65 is going to suffer the most as their financial obligations have already been set with current mortgage payments, college expenses for their children and the like. The jobs they had are gone. They are much older now. They can be retrained for what?? The jobs of the future?? are still in the future. Back in the days when these trade agreements were signed into law, I'd like to think it was possible that our leaders did feel that it was good for America and there was enough prosperity to share with our poorer neighbors. They lacked foresight and then acted with wild abandon to allow these many companies to set up jobs overseas. For every job sent out of the country they should have insured an equal or better replacement job for the workers. These safeguards were never put in place. ____And yes, we all need to be Americans first…..and do something about it. I believe we are ready and willing.______________

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