Wealth Redistribution

[lupehernandezdepedajack]

Folks this is noble idea encouraged by the "Progressive" types of this country

But these airheads can not see very far. Globally wealth redistribution is taking place right under their noses and it is being assisted by International Groups and World courts giving exemptions for pollution standards and favored nation status to poorer countries. Resulting in a "sanctioned" shift of high end manufacturing jobs for pennies on the dollar. Progressives should be encouraging this activity not pissing and moaning like they always do as this is an example of wealth redistribution at its finest. These low wage jobs offered in the factories of poorer countries are in most cases enabling the workers a chance to better their lives. But this is a knife that cuts both ways as it reduces wages for unskilled workers in the wealthier countries.

On virtually every forum you see all these "progressives" slamming the wealthy and saying its not fair they need to pay more. But relative to a global perspective, even our big fat unemployed poor people are much wealthier than the workers of these developing countries so are the progressives cheerfully practicing what they preach ? Hell no, when it's their wealth being redistributed around the globe they piss and moan and squeal like stuck pigs

 

[mark14]

You make a good point that the shrinking of the American and European Middle class has been associated with increases in what would relatively speaking be called the middle class in other nations. Good for them. I think growth of a world wide middle class and free and fair trade are important for international commerce and development. While redistribution of wealth may be painful to some it benefits others. What also has happened is a tremendous increase in the wealth of a small investor class and the methods by which this occurs aren't always free or fair and can be disproportionately beneficial to those who make the rules in their favor.

Why for instance is it a goal of "free trade" to allow corporations to freely move goods across national borders but worker aren't allowed to move their labor freely? Why are governments allowed to subsidize their industries that make huge profits for foreign investors but undermine jobs in the investors country? Why are the corporation allowed to "move" to over shore tax havens when they do most of their business in countries of origin? You are right redistribution is a two edged sword that can cut both way but a true redistribution (which simply means to distribute again) is good provided that is what it does rather than concentrate wealth more and more with the goal of creating permanent ruling and underclasses.