Originally Posted by SteveZ

Jobs will not increase as long as government adds additional costs to production/services, yet does not tariff similar foreign goods/services to level the playing field for American businesses/workers.

It's almost as if the goal is to increase the balance of payments in favor of Socialist manufacturers (China, Vietnam) while at the same time doing de facto currency devaluation through the printing of additional currency against a fixed collateral. And then top it all off with more social programs which can only be paid by taxes from the ever-depleting pool of taxpayers. There's only two reasons for such actions that I can see: 1) utter stupidity; or 2) a push towards socialism.

Is that paranoia or is that clear vision? I hope it's the former......