The Chinese/North Korean Crossroads
We stand at a crossroads.
With the recent attacks by North Korea against our allies in South Korea – we stand at a crossroads. Certainly President Obama stands at a crossroads. He can either see this for what it is, or back down and "negotiate".
What North Korea has done to the small island of Yeonpyeong, it also leaves China in a precarious position. China has thus far, not effectively told the North Koreans to “Knock it off.” And now the USS George Washington is moving in – and I think there will be more to come.
The President of China – Hu Jintao - will be in Washington in January. What a state dinner this will be! I have a suggestion for President Obama on how to approach this:
“President Jintao, if you like selling your products here in the United States, you best tell your buddies in North Korea to shape up. Otherwise, we’re going to tax the living crap out of your stuff coming in. Go ahead and cry to the United Nations. File your sanctions, call your bonds…whatever. If you want to hang out with the North Koreans, we’re OK with that. Just don’t expect to move your products here unless you are ready to pay a 100% import tax. Besides, we truly don’t need you – we just like your prices because we can’t make it here ourselves due to the outrageous wages we have to pay.”
Pretty much – play by our rules…or don’t sell anything here. We’ll cripple your economy in a couple of months. If I’m Walmart – I’d be looking for other vendors as soon as possible. As a shopper – I’ll be saving some money. Why? Prices will go sky high due to the wage demands of the American worker.
Or will America step up to the challenge and go back to work for less than what they want and/or feel they deserve?
Just to be clear – prices will go through the roof. However, unemployment will drop like a rock. We’ll have the same standard of living, but we’ll be back to work. We’ll shore up the federal coffers and pay off the debt since more tax money will be rolling back into the system.
So how do we accomplish this? Line up the US Marine Corps at the South Korean border. Line up the US Navy all the way around the Korean Peninsula. Have the US Army hanging out in Seoul until it’s time. Have the US Air Force on our carriers and military bases throughout Asia. On the ready. Do you really want to see a “show of military strength”? Really? We’ll show you…but you aren’t going to like what you see. Then if they don’t decide to play nice…we move the troops north until we hit China.
Then we will come back and help you build your country again. We will help you train your troops. We’ll give you not only humanitarian aid again, but we will teach you to be self sustaining after we get rid of your Communist government. So far it hasn’t worked out so well has it? Famine and poverty are commonplace in North Korea – but yet they still want to do the same thing over and over again expecting different results – which according to Albert Einstein is the definition of insanity.
Oh, and China? Since our troops are now standing on your border, do you want to play nice now too? Stop your currency manipulation?
It’s high time we revived some patriotism in this country and start believing we ARE EXCEPTIONAL! We need to get our "swagger" back and not pander to these countries and their developmental threats.
We are the best. We are the brightest. We are the land of opportunity.
Otherwise, we’d be North Korea.
references:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_koreas_clash_china_analysis
http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_16697757?source=rss
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933874.html
With the recent attacks by North Korea against our allies in South Korea – we stand at a crossroads. Certainly President Obama stands at a crossroads. He can either see this for what it is, or back down and "negotiate".
What North Korea has done to the small island of Yeonpyeong, it also leaves China in a precarious position. China has thus far, not effectively told the North Koreans to “Knock it off.” And now the USS George Washington is moving in – and I think there will be more to come.
The President of China – Hu Jintao - will be in Washington in January. What a state dinner this will be! I have a suggestion for President Obama on how to approach this:
“President Jintao, if you like selling your products here in the United States, you best tell your buddies in North Korea to shape up. Otherwise, we’re going to tax the living crap out of your stuff coming in. Go ahead and cry to the United Nations. File your sanctions, call your bonds…whatever. If you want to hang out with the North Koreans, we’re OK with that. Just don’t expect to move your products here unless you are ready to pay a 100% import tax. Besides, we truly don’t need you – we just like your prices because we can’t make it here ourselves due to the outrageous wages we have to pay.”
Pretty much – play by our rules…or don’t sell anything here. We’ll cripple your economy in a couple of months. If I’m Walmart – I’d be looking for other vendors as soon as possible. As a shopper – I’ll be saving some money. Why? Prices will go sky high due to the wage demands of the American worker.
Or will America step up to the challenge and go back to work for less than what they want and/or feel they deserve?
Just to be clear – prices will go through the roof. However, unemployment will drop like a rock. We’ll have the same standard of living, but we’ll be back to work. We’ll shore up the federal coffers and pay off the debt since more tax money will be rolling back into the system.
So how do we accomplish this? Line up the US Marine Corps at the South Korean border. Line up the US Navy all the way around the Korean Peninsula. Have the US Army hanging out in Seoul until it’s time. Have the US Air Force on our carriers and military bases throughout Asia. On the ready. Do you really want to see a “show of military strength”? Really? We’ll show you…but you aren’t going to like what you see. Then if they don’t decide to play nice…we move the troops north until we hit China.
Then we will come back and help you build your country again. We will help you train your troops. We’ll give you not only humanitarian aid again, but we will teach you to be self sustaining after we get rid of your Communist government. So far it hasn’t worked out so well has it? Famine and poverty are commonplace in North Korea – but yet they still want to do the same thing over and over again expecting different results – which according to Albert Einstein is the definition of insanity.
Oh, and China? Since our troops are now standing on your border, do you want to play nice now too? Stop your currency manipulation?
It’s high time we revived some patriotism in this country and start believing we ARE EXCEPTIONAL! We need to get our "swagger" back and not pander to these countries and their developmental threats.
We are the best. We are the brightest. We are the land of opportunity.
Otherwise, we’d be North Korea.
references:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_koreas_clash_china_analysis
http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_16697757?source=rss
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933874.html
Labels: bombings, china, north korea, patriotism, swagger, USA
5 Comments:
"we just like your prices because we can’t make it here ourselves due to the outrageous wages we have to pay.”
What do you think would be a fair wage to make those products?
Sounds like another "chicken hawk"
speaking!
Tell you what you and your family go to the next war and take the top 5% money earners with you.
You all like wars so much!
Thank you both for your comments.
JimB, a realistic wage would be what the market can bear. Obviously with the mass exodus of manufacturing companies, the wages paid are outrageous. Is it worth paying someone $35 per hour including benefits and taxes to pack a box? When you can import it for less including overseas freight and also trucking freight from California to New York? And we the American consumer will saddle up at Wally Mart and buy, baby buy that imported stuff. Why? It's cheap.
Tony, I actually send my son off to the United States Marine Corps boot camp in two weeks so he can defend your right to make this statement. It can't always be someone else's son. I'd venture to say that one of those top 5% of wage earners is also paying your wages at your job.
I don't understand the hatred for the ones who took the risk to start the company that you work for. They leveraged everything, but in our entitlement society, it's bad to be the guy to start something up and do well. I'd guess that you have never started a company before or understand the sacrifice and risk of both time and capital.
That sounds all nice and warm Dickie but how about we raise the standard of living everywhere and level the playing field.This way the CEO and his/her management could really earn their big checks and bonus by putting out the best product which intern will out sell the competition.
Why must we base profits and the success of companies on how low we can make the wages?
Another thing why do you keep making claims like " You don't understand the hatred" I don't hate them but give me the same inside access they have and I will start my own business and gauge the system like they do.
These companies you talk about don't mind sending their manufacturing jobs overseas and re-investing the profits overseas. They get subsidies and tax breaks to stay in business and then want the military to protect them when their interests come under attack.
That $35 figure makes me laugh. It actually is $7 in wages and the balance is for healthcare. You know the system everybody says "don't need a fixen!"
DickieH thanks for sending your boy off to war. Like I said if you like them then go fight in them.
Also I don't need anyone to fight for my freedoms. I was drafted along time ago and took care of it for myself.
He can do it for those who need someone to hide behind and will make money hand over fist while others like myself and now your son risk and have risked the ultimate their (life)
People are waking up across the country and realize its time for another revolution. It is coming and then and only then will be fighting for our freedoms.
Thanks again Dave Hollenbeck
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