Showing posts with label protectionism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label protectionism. Show all posts

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Americans Can and MUST Crash China Economy!

If Americans want to know what the silver lining is as our economy runs through the rapids of despair and agony, look to China. As orders from America plummet, China's economy and thus their power is crashing. 20,000 textile factories, many of them once located here in America, that were pumping out clothes to fill orders from GAP, Walmart and other retailers have shuttered their doors, seeking bankruptcy protection as 20 Million Chinese hit the unemployment lines. By crashing the Chinese economy, America is providing the pathway to rebuilding our own country, reclaiming our manufacturing infrastructure as China loses theirs. Yes, I am talking deliberate Main Street economic warfare against the sweat shops and slave labor that have build China's might.

If it says Made in China, put it back on the shelves. Clothing, electronics, food, furniture, anything and everything that is associated with Communist China should be off your shopping list...we have the opportunity here while times are tough to use our wallets, our pocketbooks to effect social change. For too long our tax dollars were used to send our manufacturing base to foreign lands, too often to the shores of China where human sweat shops flourished under the regime of President Hu. Despite cruel treatment of its citizens, known horrid human rights abuses, and other atrocities, China was given "Most Favored Nation" status with America because the United States Chamber of Commerce pushed for it, lobbied Congress on behalf of those pushing us towards a Global Economy that we now see DOES NOT WORK FOR AMERICA.

China's recent gains in both military and political might around the world have been built and predicated upon their ability to FLOOD AMERICAN MARKETS with their CHEAP, POORLY MADE GOODS. Our government allowed China to steal our American Prosperity in much the same way they are letting Illegal Aliens steal our jobs. Well, enough is enough...BOYCOTT all thinks Chinese as a wave of Patriotic Buy American protectionism brings our nation back from the brink while we kick China off a steep cliff, sending their economy into a hell from which it should not recover until such time as their horrid human rights abuses are ended, their citizens set free, and Tibet given its independence.



Some Scary Facts on China:

The regime still allows a prisoner to be asphyxiated by the fumes from his own uncollected excrement, turns the family members of imprisoned human rights campaigners out on the streets, forces young women to undergo sterilization and abortion.

China may not use little boys as chimney sweeps, but the textile and garment industries work children 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and often they sleep by their looms. If you lose your arm in the loom, you're fired.



Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Main Street America...Time For Us To Brand The Traitors

In last night's dissappointing speech by Barack Obama, he made one point that I felt held merit, one that the media has hardly touched upon. He spoke to the younger generation, told them that dropping out, quiting school was also quiting on America. TOUCHE, a great point that deserved more attention than it has recieved. A Congressman has stated that any American not supporting Buy American in this our nation's time of need is committing treason against America, and he is correct.

We need some protectionist policies right now, and those who oppose them need to be prosecuted for Treason. Buy American IS NOT ENOUGH though, we have got to draw the line in the proverbial sand in several areas, join together in seeing that those lines are not crossed. Our government might not like people like me talking protectionism, and quite frankly I do not care. I and millions like me have given up enough for our governments FAILED POLICIES, for our governments inability to regulate those they are supposed to be watchdog over.

1. China is the most unfair Trading Partner in the entire world, and is guilty of some of the worst kinds of Human Rights violations. The time has come to stop buying ANYTHING that is made in China, and BOYCOTTING any store that insists on carrying goods made in China. (This includes Walmart.) Further, the time has come for Congress and our President to take away China's undeserved, "Most Favorite Nation Trading" status. Main Street America has the ability with our wallets TO DRIVE WASHINGTON POLICY...let us USE IT.

2. Hiring an illegal makes you DEFACTO guilty of treason. If you are hiring an Illegal Alien you are denying an American Citizen a job, taking the food out of the mouths of an American Family. Congress needs to pass a law that makes E Verify mandatory for every American, every American Business or Company that hires people, and if you are guilty of hiring an Illegal Alien, you (or the entire management team-including corporation officers) will have to serve a mandatory ten year prison sentence for A FIRST OFFENSE. Trust me, watch how many of the priviledged class fire their household help and nannies when this becomes law!

3. Illegal Aliens should be rounded up (work place, neighborhood and home enforcement actions) and deported after giving all illegals as a group a 90 grace period where they can self deport themselves. A $5,000 reward should be paid to any one that identifies an illegal alien that is successfully deported back to their home country after this grace period expires. Even thinking about AMNESTY for Illegal Aliens is TREASON...any politician at all levels of government that introduces a Pro Illegal Alien statute, law or proclamation should immediately be detained without bail and tried for treason.

4. While 11 Million Americans have lost jobs, we have 14 million Legal Immigrants still in the work force. There should be a ten year moratorium on all Legal Immigration. It is suggested that our Congress hold a SPECIAL ELECTION so that the people can vote on this issue, rather than letting Corporate America's Lobbyist buy their votes. Further, if necessary, with no CRAP TRAP LIES (Pathway to citizenship.) we can have a national vote on Amnesty...straight up or down vote, with one word on the ballot, that word being AMNESTY.

Yes, I am calling on all Americans to only Buy American, to embrace protectionist views and practices, as it is US OR THEM...if we put all our efforts into doing what is right for America and her citizens, we can pull out of this Depression in the next couple of years. However, if we follow down the road that Congress is now paving for us, if we are forced to SAVE THE WORLD ECONOMY while we save our own, Americans in the lower and middleclass are looking at 10 years of BRUTAL HELL, as it will be us who pay the tab for saving the world, will be us who pay the tab for Obama's AMNESTY for 12-25 Million Illegal Alien Criminals. Your choice Americans in the lower and middle class...US or THEM....are you willing to stand on bread lines for ten years while criminals, illegal aliens get ahead? Are you willing to live in poverty for ten years to SAVE CHINA's ECONOMY?

Sub note...Gary Locke should not be made Secretary of Commerce...all you have to do is look at his extended family's ties to China, look at the lobbying done by himself and the firm he works for, and it is clear THIS MAN IS THE WRONG MAN FOR THE JOB.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Dear Main Street Americans...Time To Take Care of Ourselves

If you are a crooked politician (that would be ALL OF YOU), or a dishonest executive at a big corporation (THAT WOULD BE MOST OF YOU), or you have hired or have working for you an illegal alien, this post is NOT ADDRESSED TO YOU. This post is addressed to Main Street Americans, it is a warning, and a call to action.

If you read the news from various World News sites, you start realizing just how fearful other countries are that Buy American protectionism will shut them (China, Mexico, even Europe)off from much needed trade with America, thus CRASHING THEIR OWN TROUBLED ECONOMIES. They don't just want a piece of our American Stimulus Bill, they are COUNTING ON IT. England's Brown is calling on a Global New Deal to jump start the World Economy, wants a ALL FOR ONE and ONE FOR ALL approach to a slowing Global Economy...translated...he and others around the world have gotten used to Americans and our dollars keeping the world economy rolling along, and now that we are in our own crisis, they want us to not only solve our problems, but solve theirs as well.

SCREW THAT NOISE...the time has come for Main Street Americans to FORCE CONGRESS to take care of us, and let everyone else FEND FOR THEMSELVES, come up with their own Stimulus Bills, take care of their own citizens.

1. Stop buying imports, even if they are cheaper than say a similar product that is made in America. Yes, I am suggesting (for awhile) that ALL AMERICANS cease buying ANYTHING PRODUCED ABROAD. This will force American Companies and our government to rebuild American manufacturing infrastructure...simply stated, if China (as example) wants to sell goods in America, let them BUILD A PLANT HERE, ABIDE BY OUR WAGE AND SAFETY LAWS, and EMPLOY AMERICAN WORKERS in the creation of their goods and services being sold here.

2. Immigration Reform...simple...make E Verify the LAW OF THE LAND, and begin SERIOUS WIDE SPREAD INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT of our laws as written. We have SEVEN MILLION Illegal Aliens in our work force while over 11 Million LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZENS AND IMMIGRANTS are out of work. THAT IS NOT RIGHT...E Verify being mandatory would almost overnight put 85 percent of Illegal Aliens out of work, and when they cannot make a living, a large number of these criminals will self deport.

3. There must be a ten year moratorium placed on Immigration To America...the time the H1 Visa bringing in foreign workers to replace American workers while driving down wages MUST END...if our Federal Government will not do it, then we are left with no choice but to take actions as citizens grouped together for our own good to make it happen. Shunning, work place sit ins, blockades, boycotts...use these tools to stop our government and Big Business victimizing us in the name of their profits.

4. Foreign Aid...ENDED until further notice. That's right, we need our TAX DOLLARS SPENT HERE ON THE HOME FRONT. Why are we contributing BILLIONS to foreign countries to feed their own, or to build their military when our own people, our own military need those funds.

5. Force our Congress to take whatever vote is necessary to pull America out of NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO, and any other agreements that have us committed to building a Global Economy even if it is NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA.

6. Force Congress to pass a bill abandoning any efforts towards unifying Canada, Mexico and America into a common North American Union...further, the Super Corridor program that would be linked up to a Deep Sea port IN MEXICO is to be abandoned and trashed as NOT GOOD FOR AMERICANS.

7. Border Security...WALLS and FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS...all 2200 Miles of our Border with Mexico are to be TRIPLE FENCED and militarized. Mexico has shown itself to be a DEPLORABLE NEIGHBOR, and perhaps a 2200 mile fence will force them to become better neighbors, force them to address their own social issues, rather than shipping them to America. 60 percent of Mexicans thinking they have the right to come to America any time they choose does not make it so...a fence should bring some REALITY to their WRONG SIGHTED BELIEFS, armed troops with the right to use deadly force should send a CLEAR MESSAGE to Mexico's drug dealers and coyotes that the free ride into America for their GOODS (drugs and people) has come to an end.

We are on the brink of a second Great Depression. The time has come for America to begin taking care of her own. Our politicians are desperately wanting to IGNORE THAT REALITY, are wanting to continue BUSINESS AS USUAL where business as usual means taking care of Big Business and Foreign Countries first, Illegal Aliens second, and placing American Citizens last on their list. If driving that point home takes huge protests, riots, even citizens brigades enforcing our laws as THEY ARE WRITTEN at a local level, then so be it. Our government is supposed to be by and for the people, not by and for illegal aliens, not for and by China, not for and by BIG BUSINESS. Congress seems to have lost sight of that reality, and Obama promises of REAL CHANGE seem to be just ANOTHER LIE spoken to get elected.

Americans must UNITE to take care of our own, Americans must UNITE to shut down the pathways that see our money going to anyone and everyone but LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZENS.

This new AMERICA FIRST ATTITUDE should include bringing American Troops home from both Iran and Afghanistan starting IMMEDIATELY...America can pour hundreds of BILLIONS of more dollars into building a 21st Century American Infrastructure if we downsize our military, rather than having troops fighting wars in foreign lands. Let China fight Saudi Arabia's wars, let India deal with the Taliban and that whole ugly situation. Maybe if American pulls in its carpet for awhile, maybe if the world does not have us to kick around on the world stage, maybe if OUR DOLLARS STAY home, the world can realize just how important our presence is on the world stage. How does that old expression go..."You don't realize what you've got till its gone."

Friday, February 20, 2009

Blog Launch...Americans For Americans

Washington Scandal is pleased to announce the launch of, "Americans For Americans". The premise is simple...Americans for Americans and all that entails.

The time has come for Americans to take care of our own, thus Americans for Americans. Illegal Aliens in our work force number in excess of seven million while over five million Americans have lost their jobs in the last year...it is time for Illegal Aliens to go (as in DEPORTATION). It is time for every segment of our government to take legal actions against all companies and individuals hiring or helping illegal aliens, from the Homeland Security employee hiring a illegal alien housekeeper to the National Chamber of Commerce with their CHEAP WAGES, Pro Illegal Alien Lobbying of our elected officials, and even priests in the Catholic Church. Those that support or hire Illegal Aliens must be punished to the fullest extent of the law, and SHUNNED by Legal Americans across America. W edo not need immigration reform, we need immigration enforcement. Americans for Americans is a place where average Americans can EXPOSE THE SCUM WHO EMPLOY and/or AID Illegal Aliens. A place where those who wrongfully push for AMNESTY in the guise of Earned Citizenship will be exposed (Association of General Contractors), clear up to and including President Barack Obama who has been making far too many promises of Amnesty to the Latino Special Interests groups such as La Raza and MALDEF who believe criminal illegal aliens are ENTITLED TO YOUR JOBS, ENTITLED TO STEAL YOUR AMERICAN DREAM.

Americans For Americans will track Stimulus Spending, will hold government and business accountable to PAGE 469 of the bill which stipulates Stimulus construction projects MUST BUY AMERICAN.

Americans For Americans will encourage Americans to STOP BUYING ALL ITEMS produced in China. For too long we have bought into the Walmart Falling Prices, Cheap IS A GOOD THING culture that has destroyed our American Manufacturing base, shipped our good paying jobs over seas. The train has come into the station, and the time has come to Buy American so that Americans can be PUT BACK TO WORK as manufacturing jobs return to our shores. Let Presiden Hu and Communist China learn to live without hundreds of Billions of US Dollars flowing into their bank accounts on a yearly basis. Don't kid yourselves...China has CHEATED FOR DECADES, does not deserve Most Favored Nation Trading Status, and they are now taking their CASH RESERVES and trying to corner the worlds natural resources market while everyone is BROKE so that they can hold us hostage. Continuing to buy goods made in China is a sure fire way to see your CHILDREN become slaves to Chinese Dictators who will own us through our debt. If the future you want for your children has them being endentured servants of Communist China, keep buying THEIR CHEAP PRODUCTS AND GOODS. We are better to live without certain items than to continue purchasing them from China...the time has come for America to again become SELF SUFFIENT.

Americans For Americans will promote ANY AMERICAN business that manufactures or sells AMERICAN GOODS and AMERICAN SERVICES. We will target and point out to our readers any companies or retail ocations identified as purchasing or selling Chinese Goods, employing illegal aliens.

You are invited to visit this new blog often as we work together to restore to Main Street Americans what they deserve...One Nation Under God, and American ruled by and for the people, instead of an America where the politicians have SOLD US OUT TO BIG BUSINESS and their World Trade Organization (one world order and economy) agenda.

Hey China...Protectionist BUY AMERICAN Actions Are Coming...DEAL WITH IT

The Editor of Chinaview, Mu Xuequan wrote a whiny Editorial (setting the stage for Hillary's visit) complaining about the Buy American language in the Stimulus Bill signed into law by President Obama. Of course, he fails to mention China's protectionist economic policies while bemoaning ours...get over it Mu, we Americans on Main Street have had enough, and trust me...once riled, once we raise our voices, our DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT (reluctantly sometimes) listens to us. That $787 Billion Stimulus is going to be paid for WITH OUR MONEY, so keep your grubby little paws where they BELONG....tell President Hu to go fuck himself if he thinks he is going to get a large piece of Stimulus pie for China. If some of us here in America have our say about matters, China is about to lose its "Most Favored Nation"trading status, and is about to find out what happens when we Americans send a clear signal to retail outlets that we do not want to see shit made in China littering store shelves...simply stated, all the trade agreements in the world ARE WORTHLESS if citizens start voting with their pocketbooks. We have the ability to break the back of China's Economy, and this American would love nothing better than to see CHINA BROKEN.
Commentary: Trade protectionism no spur for world economic recovery
www.chinaview.cn 2009-02-19 05:51:16 Print

by Ye Shuhong, Li Rong

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The "Buy American" provisions in the 787-billion-U.S. dollar economic stimulus bill that U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday, will deal a hard blow to world endeavors in saving the economy.

According to the legislation, the "Buy American" provision prohibits the purchase of foreign iron, steel and manufactured goods for any stimulus-funded infrastructure project.

The provisions, contradicting the principles of fair trade and posing potential hurt to developing economies, run against the general trend of intensified coordination and cooperation across the world community in efforts to tide over the economic crisis.

Most economists believe it is a better choice for world economies to simultaneously adopt expansive fiscal policies, enlarge government spending and save the global market via free trade, which they said would stimulate increasing returns to scale and result in a virtuous cycle for the global economy.

On the contrary, resorting to trade protectionism will only trigger a vicious cycle worldwide, they said.

However, for the ideal scenario of collective increasing returns to scale to be realized, the world's economies should enhance dialogue and cooperation on the basis of complete mutual trust.

The "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. package threaten to undermine the cooperation of trading partners based on mutual trust and will likely cause them to hesitate in implementing measures to save or open the market, or even force them to resort to trade barriers.

As a result, the effects of the ongoing crisis might linger longer or even expand in extreme cases.

Faced with the widespread global financial crisis, many countries have invested heavily in boosting their economies, or are at least preparing to do so. Enterprises in the United States also have their eyes focused on these stimulus packages, hoping to benefit from them.

However, the gigantic U.S. economic recovery package has virtually shut the door on developing countries, raising the possibility of tit-for-tat treatment from those economies.

According to The Washington Post, the major economies in Europe and Asia have all released their stimulus plans, which might benefit U.S. enterprises if they participate in them. However, the "Buy American" provisions in the plan are obviously geared toward protecting U.S. enterprises, which will hurt the feelings of other economies and raise the risk of similar treatment from them.

Developing economies, including the emerging ones, have become an important engine for world economic development, and no revival plan can do without their cooperation and support. It is thus unrealistic to exclude the many developing economies from any stimulus plan.

In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled "(U.S.) Congress wants a trade war," Princeton University economics professor Burton Malkiel pointed out that, "Buy American provisions invite retaliation by other nations, and the spread of "beggar thy neighbor" policies throughout the world."

The steady growth of developing economies would offer more opportunities for developed economies to recover. Justin Yifu Lin, the World Bank's chief economist, recently repeated his call for a coordinated global stimulus to get the world economy out of deep recession.

Developed economies mired in downturns should not close their doors for self-protection, urged Lin. Rather, they should try to help emerging economies expand their domestic demand to speed up world economic recovery.

From that perspective, the "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. stimulus package are no doubt short-sighted.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Obama SCREWS AMERICAN WORKERS, Tells Canada That NAFTA Changes Can Wait

Here is a CLUE President Obama...American tax payers are NOT GOING TO TOLERATE our tax dollars being used to STIMULATE the World Economy, or for that matter Canada's Economy. Further, you cannot stop us here on Main Street in bringing forth our own PROTECTIONIST ACTIONS by leaving NON AMERICAN products and goods on STORE SHELVES across America. Fact...if we do not buy, if we DEMAND AMERICAN GOODS, retailers will have NO CHOICE but to abide by our demands as expressed with our wallets and pocketbooks.

To every American...the time has come to STOP BUYING ALL NON AMERICAN PRODUCED GOODS. We want our MANUFACTURING BASE BACK. That will not happen as long as we continue to buy GOODS AND SERVICES at Walmart, are always looking for the CHEAPEST PRICE, rather than paying a bit extra to KEEP OUR OWN EMPLOYED.

This blog is encouraging all Americans to BOYCOTT ALL NON AMERICAN PRODUCTS, and TO BOYCOTT ALL COMPANIES THAT HIRE ILLEGAL ALIENS. It is time to TAKE BACK WHAT IS OURS, and that means drawing the line in the sand. WE DO NOT WANT NAFTA, CAFTA or the North American Union. We do not want the Amero as our currency and we will NOT take orders from the WTO. Our debt to China...it will be paid off when we make the necessary changes to return to AMerica what never should have left...our wealth, and our jobs in the manufacturing sector. The true...we rebuilt our manufacturing infrastructure, and take back what is rightfully ours, or we slide into being a third world nation. Screw China...if we stop buying from them, it will be THEM OWING US, it will be their economy that shrivels up and dies instead of ours.

WAKE UP AMERICA...our future is in our hands, in the buying decisions we make from today forward, in our ability if necessary to take to the streets to force Washington to END the free ride for Illegal Aliens, in forcing Congress to declare a moratorium ON ALL IMMIGRATION. You want a job, then stop BUYING SHIT MADE IN OTHER COUNTRIES...it is THAT SIMPLE, and the WTO, CHINA and yes, NAFTA know this...they need us spending our dollars on their products...TOO BAD, it is America's turn to take care of AMERICANS.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

G7 Worried About Buy American Language Decries Protectionist Laws

HEY G7...GET OVER IT. Our money is ours, not the United States government's...though with all these bailouts recently you could debate that statement. Anyway, if we Americans want our stores to carry "Made In America" goods, if we as Americans do not wish to buy crap "Made In China", that is our choice. America is a country that is run (supposedly) by and for the people which means if we the people are sick and tired of the failed policies of the WTO and the failed concept of Open World Markets that always seem closed to American Goods for export purposes, then we have the right (even if you do not like it) to demand that our government abide by OUR WISHES, not the wishes of China, the WTO or for that matter the G7. Buy American is good for America, good for our Main Street families...GET OVER IT, and start taking care of your own financial house, instead of thinking you have the right to have American Consumers bail you out via our purchases at Walmart.
A general view of the Group of Seven (G7) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. Officials from the leading industrial nations will discuss new financial markets rules, concerns about protectionist measures in stimulus plans, and the effect of the crisis on poorer countries.

A general view of the Group of Seven (G7) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. Officials from the leading industrial nations will discuss new financial markets rules, concerns about protectionist measures in stimulus plans, and the effect of the crisis on poorer countries.

ROME, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors met in Rome on Friday and Saturday to discuss the global economic down-turn and identify possible solutions to ease the financial crisis.

In a final joint communiqué released Saturday, representatives from the world's leading industrialized nations -- the United States, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Britain, and Canada -- rejected all sorts of protectionist measures, pledged to sustain employment and economic growth and, at the same time, strengthen the banking system.

The finance ministers and central bank governors stressed they will do all they can to fight recession and avoid distorting free trade.