Off Shoring

Lazy Is Not Our Problem

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Vat, Tax Laws, Unemployment, Corporate America, Off-Shoring-Jobs, Off-Shoring, Jobs, Value-Added-Tax, Politics News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

Instead of making our tax laws competitive, President Obama continues the tax benefit to off-shore or get rid of jobs. Instead of enforcing our trade laws, like he is sworn to do, the president ignores them.

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The Grand Charade

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Vat, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, General Electric Taxes, Corporate America, Globalization, Jobs, Off-Shoring, Paul Krugman, GE Profits, Job Creation, Trade War, Politics News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

Don't give us a long-term plan for future Congresses to pay the debt. Start paying it. Cut out the politics and replace the corporate tax with a 6% VAT. Cut spending and start paying for government.

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General Electric Leading the Way to Avoid Taxes by Off Shoring

Wendy N. Powell | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Taxes, General Electric, Off Shoring, Management Experience Acquired, Unemployment, Ge, President Obama, Tax Avoidance, Jeffrey Immelt, Business News
Wendy N. Powell

It's no secret that General Electric (GE) has avoided paying any taxes this year. GE made $14.2 billion but paid zero taxes in 2010. It infuriates mos...

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U.S. Is in a Trade War, Whether It Likes It or Not

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Trade War, Unemployment, Trade, U.S. China Trade, Free Trade, Off-Shoring, Trade War, Clinton Nafta, US Trade Deficit, Politics News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

China has a plan and follows its plan, while the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pentagon wait for China to collapse in chaos. China's not the problem. Washington has to stop waiting and whining and get into the trade war.

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No Fluke: Republicans Support Off-Shoring Jobs

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supply Chain Digest, Tax Incentives, Wall Street Reform, Make It in America, Creating American Jobs and Ending Off-Shoring Act, On-Shoring, Health Care Reform, Off-Shoring, Jeremy Leonard, George Stalk, Boston Consulting Group, Manufacturers Alliance, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Every Republican in the Senate voted against the Act. They voted to continue forcing Americans to give tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas during the worst recession since the Great Depression.

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Play War -- Play Governing

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tradem Trade Imbalance, Off-Shoring, Globaliszation, Politics News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

Obama seems to think that the U.S. with its high standard of living, just has to hunker down and adjust its labor, safety, and environmental regulations downward to meet global competition. Nonsense!

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Our Jobless Recovery Is Too Slow! More "Stimulus" Spending Isn't the Answer!

Kenneth N. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobless Recovery, Off-Shoring, Foreign Competition, Trade Deficit, Balanced Trade, Politics News
Kenneth N. Davis

The seriousness of the lagging jobs recovery and our ballooning trade debt demand that strong corrective action be taken now as a top priority.

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Q and A with Peter Navarro: Macroeconomic Expert and Best-Selling Author on China

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: General Electric, Off-Shoring Jobs, Intel, Globalization, Manufacturing, Free Trade, Chinese Yuan, China, Recession, Unfair Trade, Obama Administration, Currency Manipulation, World Trade Organization, Labor Unions, Bush Administration, General Motors, National Association of Manufacturers, Off-Shoring, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Why does the U.S. put up with unfair trade with China?

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America's Choice: Destruction or Construction

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Institute for America?S Future, Election 2008 Coverage, Trickle Down, Election Day, Economy, Katharine Lee Bates, Main Street, Federal Reserve, Globalization, Fannie Mae, Election Anxiety, Congress, A Main Street Recovery Program, Barack Obama, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Privatization, Off-Shoring, Deregulation, Foreclosure, America the Beautiful, Alan Greenspan, Tech Bubble, Housing Bubble, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

America is suffering. She is, however, afflicted with an avoidable condition she brought on herself, like a hangover. Only this one's interminable and internationally contagious.

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