Enjoy this free poem from the book. "Evangelism and Pepsi Stupors," a found poem.
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Friday, September 28, 2018
Tryptophantasia and Other Poems by JM Scott Free in all Kindle Markets Through October 2, 2018
Enjoy this free poem from the book. "Evangelism and Pepsi Stupors," a found poem.
If you grab a copy, why not leave a review and tell me what you think.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Winning with Tariffs
I read the other day, the president wants to add more tariffs to Chinese made goods. To be honest, economics make me want to vomit. But bear with me as I try to understand how this "winning."
As I understand it we have a capitalist society. Business's number one goal is to make money, more profits. It is not centered around the worker but profit. Capitalists must have consumers to sell goods and services. And as a country, we don't really make things anymore. Because profit is the number one goal, the reason why companies outsource labor and buy foreign materials is because it is cheaper. America also has more worker laws than places like China. Most of our materials come from other places. Profit first.
This includes me, I buy beads and pendants which are made in China. I have been skipping the middleman and buying directly from China. The hemp I use comes from an American seller, but it is made in Ukraine. Remember business is about profit, so when a tariff is slapped on a product, who pays the price? We do. Will this encourage corporations to open shop back up in the US? No, because even with the tariff, people don't want to pay for American workers to earn a fair wage. They probably don't even want to pay the federal minimum wage. So it is still cheaper to have products made in another country and pass the tariff to the consumer. We're not going into the whole debate on fair wages.
In America, we're all about consumerism and materialism. We buy and buy, this how we have been as a country since the end of WWII. And China will retaliate. But the question is will it hurt them? Not a chance, there are plenty of more countries to trade with. Does China need American dollars? No, America needs to China to keep creating inexpensive goods so we can use and throw away.
As a country in the world, we are too deeply involved with cheap labor and consumerism the only thing tariffs will hurt are the people who are supposed to buy, buy.
Someone tell me how this a good thing so I can celebrate too.
Till next time...
As I understand it we have a capitalist society. Business's number one goal is to make money, more profits. It is not centered around the worker but profit. Capitalists must have consumers to sell goods and services. And as a country, we don't really make things anymore. Because profit is the number one goal, the reason why companies outsource labor and buy foreign materials is because it is cheaper. America also has more worker laws than places like China. Most of our materials come from other places. Profit first.
This includes me, I buy beads and pendants which are made in China. I have been skipping the middleman and buying directly from China. The hemp I use comes from an American seller, but it is made in Ukraine. Remember business is about profit, so when a tariff is slapped on a product, who pays the price? We do. Will this encourage corporations to open shop back up in the US? No, because even with the tariff, people don't want to pay for American workers to earn a fair wage. They probably don't even want to pay the federal minimum wage. So it is still cheaper to have products made in another country and pass the tariff to the consumer. We're not going into the whole debate on fair wages.
In America, we're all about consumerism and materialism. We buy and buy, this how we have been as a country since the end of WWII. And China will retaliate. But the question is will it hurt them? Not a chance, there are plenty of more countries to trade with. Does China need American dollars? No, America needs to China to keep creating inexpensive goods so we can use and throw away.
As a country in the world, we are too deeply involved with cheap labor and consumerism the only thing tariffs will hurt are the people who are supposed to buy, buy.
Someone tell me how this a good thing so I can celebrate too.
Till next time...
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