No corporate entity should be able to outsource and or hire cheaper labor from another country without regard to the welfare of its citizenry. There should be ample protections for this, mandated by laws of our country and obvious to the laws of common sense.
All economics is in its essence "cross-trickle." "Cross-trickle economics" is defined (by me) as the relationship of producer / consumer to business entity, who are, in essence one-in-the same.
The main obstacles to full and fluid cross-trickle economics and its correct function are greed and corruption on the business entity side , (which is where "Trickle down economics" fails) along with apathy and ignorance on the producer/consumer side (which the ALP vows to do something about!)
The ingredients of greed and corruption lead to breaches in the fiduciary responsibilities of corporations (business entities) with regard to fair treatment of the workforce. Think about that, the workforce is the consumer/producer! We really are in this together.
Government, in its role, must represent and advocate this relationship as the fiduciary representative.
A fiduciary is someone who has undertaken to act for and on behalf of someone else, for a given matter of importance or circumstance, which gives rise to a relationship of trust and confidence. This should be an oath of every political office holder, in literal, as it applies to the citizenry sense. The Assembly Line Party advocates a "people's lobbyist." stance. If lobbyists are a fact of life in politics, then so be it. All ALP-ers vow to take the role of people's lobbyist from the moment they are sworn into office.
"Cross-trickle economics" is a competitive, market- oriented, capitalist foundation and system that serves the best interest of entrepreneurialism as well as being patriotic and morally correct.
In the cyclical realm of worker and consumer, what sense does it make to outsource jobs and eliminate a worker for the relative cost saving measure of hiring cheaper labor in a foreign country? A company may save in the initial investment of cheaper labor, but they have lost a member of the workforce, a consumer/producer... (a customer), and reverberating, "trickling" losses of other customers. We really are in this together.
A world economy need not be threatened by cross-trickle economic theory. A healthy nation at full employment is more apt to responsibly sell and purchase goods and services across its borders.
Cross-trickle economics promotes a healthy economy and a healthy economy promotes a contented society. It is in this coalition and cooperation that a society flourishes and grows, healthily and harmoniously. Cross trickle economics is the economic platform on which the ALP stands.
The Assembly Line Party believes that this must be our first train of thought: If you buy stuff made by us, we will have work. It is as simple as that.
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I'm not against what you're saying at all. But one of the big challenges is the cost disparity between cheap foreign labor for the producers vs. the demanded cost of labor by domestic producers. With everyone angling for their slice of the pie, of the "American Dream", the profit margins are squeezed, making it difficult for the corporations to reinvest and/or to even be able to afford their domestic producers.
ReplyDeleteIn my software business, an inordinate amount of our overhead is salaries (and we are paid below the industry average). But as clients squeeze us for lower rates with the threat of going offshore for less money (and arguably less quality), we are put in a vice where it is difficult to profit.
Self-interest, self-centeredness, vapid consumerism, and general distrust make it difficult for us as a society to see that it's in everyone's best interest to have EVERYONE be profitable, and that requires that we all readjust our standard of living. Do I really need that new 55" LCD TV? Does everyone on my street really need to own their own lawnmower? And will that local car corporation I'm committed to buying from really reinvest in local expansion, or will the profit from my sale be reinvested in Mexico, China, or Europe?
I wish you success with this, but dang these are tricky issues that seem to require some serious and deep changes down inside us ALL in order for the goals and dreams to be realized. It's almost like we need a Messiah or something...
Precisely Bob, why a "people lobbyist" mentality has got to be at the forefront of governmental policy. The ALP is looking at making the playing field even when dealing with multi-national trade...
ReplyDeleteI have more on this issue in tomorrow's blog. Very good insight. Your experiences are what will give this the "legs" it substantially needs!
Bob, I think our "messiah" is going to be an honest assesment of all of our aquired patterns. It's really hard to break some of these "norms." I know a thourough examination of what we are buying, and what we're being "sold" is very lacking. It'll take a movement of epic proportions, for sure. But hey, we do have some practice, maybe on a much smaller scale, but we've done some extraordinary things together. There's no reason why we cant begin this process and see where it goes!
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