U.S. automakers and politicians selling out America?
Is China more important than America to U.S. automakers?GM has a significant and growing footprint in China. Obviously, China is an important market for any automaker thinking about the future. Nonetheless, could the Chinese market become even more important than the American market for U.S. automakers?
Even more alarming, in the very near future, could it become more cost-effective for U.S. automakers to completely outsource automobile manufacturing to China?
While that idea sounds a bit crazy today, the fact that Chrysler is going to partner with Chery to sell Chinese vehicles in America proves the reality of such a possibility.
Will America soon not only be dependent upon foreign oil, but on foreign-built gas-guzzlers?
Thus, it seems obvious that America's auto manufacturing future rests upon next-generation technologies, such as hybrid cars, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles and fuel cells.
Ultimately, America cannot compete with the world's supply of cheap labor. Only skilled, technologically advanced labor has a chance.
Ironically, we are already importing many of these skilled laborers from China and India - almost funding their advanced eduction before they return home. How long can this go on before it's too late?
posted by Dahcredyns @ 11:44 AM
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Vati Party
VATI is the first letter in "Vote Against The Incumbents,” and that is what it means. Vati means you always vote against the person holding the office, the incumbent, regardless of political affiliation.
The majority of our Congressmen and Senators have absolutely no fear of losing their offices. They know that party loyalty [be it Republican or Democrat] of their constituency will assure their perpetual reelecting. In the whole Senate you are likely to have only five or six seats [in the Congress less than 30 seats] that are not securely locked-up by one, or the other, political parties.
And actually, nothing is gained when we do manage to send an occasional new representative to Washington. In short: They are simply gobbled up by the system. They are introduced to pac-money, and the powerful party leaders [Party Lords] and end up cuddling up to Big Business, and voting the party line, for legislation that enhances the Conglomerate's bottom line, to the determent of their constituency, to the determent of America.
Now, a large percentage of Congressmen and Senators win their seats by very small margins, less than 5%, so if just 10% of the voters Vati, we would likely unseat nearly 20% of our Representatives. If we could generate as much support as Ross Perot did, [according to the last election] we would kick out close to 90% of the House and Senate.
But more important than just getting rid of some self-serving politicians, unseating just 10% of the House and Senate would definitely get their attention. And then we could demand drastic change. We could demand a clean break between our Legislators and Big Business. We could outlaw all soft-money, and make any contact between our Legislators and Big Business [except publicized discussion in an open forum] illegal.
We can demand term limits. I am for an eight-year term limit, for all Government Offices. Let Senators serve one six year term or change the length their terms to four years. We can demand secure borders, and that everything entering our ports be inspected. We could demand a rigidly enforced alien worker program, which caters to America’s needs. And demand a viable plan which honorably ends the war in Iraq.
We can let Washington know, anyone who votes against anything the majority of America clearly wants, had better start looking for a new job.
Vatiing is a very viable method of voting to save America, to cure what is wrong with America, a viable way of stopping America’s rapid descent into mediocrity.
The interest in “vote against the incumbents” is growing exponentially. Now we need to get organized, form a political party. Much like any other political party, except we won’t run candidates for office. Our challenge will be to make the other Parties Candidates legislate for American, and America’s People.
If you have any ideas, comments, want to help get organized, or whatever, please leave a message at: http://voteagainsttheincumbents.blogspot.com/
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