Robin Weirauch: Mercantilist
FREMONT, Ohio (TDB) — Democratic Congressional candidate Robin Weirauch went to a closed TRW plant in NW Ohio and said the 270 workers who lost jobs are victims of national policies that tug against the interests of blue collar Americans. She wants a moratorium on “faulty trade deals” and worries the factory economy is being been sold piecemeal to China. Weirauch also said Congress needs to do more to help U.S. manufacturers that have stayed home.
I’d rather have a moratorium on politicians who clearly didn’t pay close attention to their economics text books in college and are willing to put the interests of organized labor (less competition, higher prices) over the interests of consumers (more competition, lower prices).
Here here Matt,
For the first time you said something super great well atleast something I wasn’t laughing at you but with you.
What is the youtube you speak of?
What I think is funny is that, for Robin to be logically consistent, she would have to agree that, if on America’s prodution possibilities curve, more resources should always go to manufacturing, then she is arguing against other specializations and industries… and ultimately she is arguing against exports too!
Economies are dynamic, but Robin’s brain is dormant.
Ha ha,
Robin has commercials that are homemade on youtube. She also has video that she made on primary day talking about the race. I don’t know what kinda real candidate sat around on primary day.
I am not gonna talk about economics. I love it but my micro teacher speaks broken English and production possibility frontiers rack my brain even in my dream.
Actually I think Robin has just forgotten about the invisible hand.
Labor will be moved as is good for the whole economy. I will give that in the 2003 era labor moving was really hurting OH_5 but that is an old issue. People who lost factory jobs had to go get more specialized training or work in a job that pays less. We are in a global economy and unless we are going to raise a larger army to defeat communists china we will have to compete with them. That means people will not get rich working in industry.
If Robin really wants to move her socialists programs forward she would declare free college for everyone. Unfortunately for Robin she lacks a grasps on U.S. culture and economics as a whole. This lady needs to get it together.
I am supporting Bob Latta. However I do feel that we need to stop this Outsourcing our idustiral jobs to China and Mexico. It is causing good hard working Americans to lose their jobs and their lives savings. Who plans on losing their job at 50 years old. Corporations have no business sending jobs overseas and it is putting our health and National Security at risk just for pure greed.
You are sugeesting that people who work in idustry jobs should just have less pay. Going to college is not always a option for people. People cant afford to go to college due to rising cost. Until College cost go down the Middle Class is just going to be hurting. I am a Middle Class Republican who is pro life pro security pro family values, and pro working people. Our Party needs to stand up for working people again!!!
WalMart and other companies which important many cheap goods from overseas do more for working class families than any government program could. They make prices lower… and in the case of Walmart, there are examples of their low prices actually keeping the overall inflation rate down!
Jobs can not be “shipped”, and you are arguing what the Sherrod Brown’s of the world argue: that the economy is a fixed pie, and when one person gets a piece someone loses. But in reality, having goods produced for cheaper overseas makes products cheaper for American consumers and allows American industries to do what they are better at. In turns of overall benefit, the number of workers who would lose their jobs would be less than the jobs created and the lower prices to consumers. America’s economy is strong, job creation is steady, and I’m sick of folks who are arguing for a special interest (the steel industry and car makers) over the interest of the general interest.
Think of it this way: If the only goal was to “protect jobs”, then instead of digging ditches with complex (and probably American made) machinery, we would have workers out there digging in the dirt with kitchen forks and spoons, as that would certainly require more workers to be employed for that one specific job. That is about as logical as what Robin is arguing for.
Evidently you do not know any hard working people who lost a good paying job and is not working for 9 dollars an hour. We as a party need to wake up that Free Trade is not good for anybody but big business. We as a party need to become the party of the Middle Class. Free Trade may make cheaper prices but it causes people to have cheaper wages. We must stand up for working people if we want to win. I am a social and fiscal conservative who is opposed to government sponsored social programs. That is why I am opposed to Free Trade because it has caused many people who do work hard to end up on government programs.
On Free Trade Robin is right. However her views on the War on Terrorism is just plain dangerous. Robin is an out of touch Liberal on Social and defense issues. However I do agree with her 100% on job loss. However the other views are more important and that is why I am voting for Bob Latta.
That is absolutely false, and you are quite uneducated.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010855
According to the US treasury department, those in 1996 who were in the lowest income quintile , as of 2005, 58% moved to higher income groups, 25% moved into the middle or upper income groups, and 5.3% of were in the highest income quintile!
In America, it is clear that even the most destitute person living here can become quite wealthy. But you don’t encourage this type of economic mobility with protectionism and mercantilism.
Robin is doing the bidding of the unions, which are well organized special interests. Open markets build wealth, create jobs, and encourage more investment in America…. and thus, because of this increase in economic activity, wages increase.
Tell that to somebody who has lost their job after over 30 years. I know people who have lost their jobs. I respect views and I think we agree on the fundamental issues that make us Republicans. However I will never support a policy that will send jobs overseas and hurt American workers. Plus with all the recalls and health issues with China it is a danger to send jobs overseas. They do not have the same saftey standards we as Americans do and we are putting our selfs at risk to make big business more profits.
We are all Republicans. I am pro Life pro family pro security pro gun, pro education and most importanly a Pro Middle Class Republican. I am not uneducated you just have no clue what Free Trade has doen to American workers. For your information I am not pro union!
There are losses and gains in any economy, but when markets are open, the wealth generated and jobs created is greater than the loss.
You can look at individual families who have lost their jobs, and I can show you individual families who have climbed out of poverty and are quite wealthy.
Big business? more profits? Newsflash to JS: When big business is profitable, everyone wins! Unprofitable, unsuccessful businesses don’t create jobs.
You may not be pro union, but you have completely bought their faulty propaganda. And it is because of the policies you support that American car markers and other industries will never become competitive.