[lbo-talk] Re: On Tuesday, economic populism had a good night

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Nov 12 05:58:51 PST 2006


On Nov 12, 2006, at 12:39 AM, Jim Straub wrote:


> So, a question: are there any conceivable policies we could propose
> and possibly win in the short and medium terms that could sustain
> and bolster the manufacturing sector? I personally drive a ford
> but other than that really have no ideas.

Probably a bunch of that Ford was made in Mexico and/or Canada.

And I can't think of anything that would "save" manufacturing. I think it's better to focus on raising service sector wages and aiding displaced workers. Protect the worker, not the job.

Doug



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