OMG! I can hardly wait to see the Republicans in Congress fight him tooth and nail to prevent jobs from coming back to America.

I think this is good. I do wonder if he is going to ask Immelt to lead by example as GE has just been on a binge of outsourcing of jobs to china. It would be a strong statement if the people on his various boards made sure to take the first step away from outsourcing and toward in-sourcing.

Unfortunately I feel this will be much like the "buffet rule" in that those that fought for the ability to give more than was required have thus far mostly failed to do that which they advocated so strongly for.

OMG! I can hardly wait to see the Republicans in Congress fight him tooth and nail to prevent jobs from coming back to America.

Sadly, that is exactly what is going to happen.

Simply because he proposed it and because the GOP are doing everything they can to prevent the economy from recovering so they can blame it on Obama.

Because their mouth-breathing masses are too stupid to think for themselves and because FOX tells them so they will most likely believe it too.

Obama should just come out tomorrow in a nationally televised press conference and say he is NOT in favor of people putting plastic bags over their heads in order to test if CO2 is harmful.

Within minutes half of Congress and most of the trolls on this board would be turning blue.

^__^

Be Well.

The White House declined to give specifics about the new ideas

I wonder if there are any.

which jobs? where? how?

great soundbite and a wonderful promise but Obama has learned that there is no promise he can't make that his ball polishers won't gobble up and then produce nothing and the ball polishers won't hold him accountable for it.

Nothing.

Nothing.

This is a great example.

If he was serious about this then why would he support free trade like he has already?

Don't get me wrong....if there is indeed a plan for this and it has any chance of becoming reality....I'm very interested.

-Because their mouth-breathing masses are too stupid to think for themselves.....

probably needs to quit looking in the mirror.

probably needs to quit looking in the mirror.

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2012-01-12 09:09 AM | Reply | Flag:

Potatoes don't have mouths, only eyes. And Spuds tend to be filled with dirt so it is unlikely he would be looking in the mirror, and see the mouth he didn't have, in the first place.

Another Obama vow? What would be news is if he ever kept one.

"Obama promotes 'insourcing'"

Luv them "buzz" words. Luvem, luvem luvem. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, eh Danni?

OMG! I can hardly wait to see the Republicans in Congress fight him tooth and nail to prevent jobs from coming back to America.

#1 | Posted by danni

They don't have to. He gave another fucking useless campaign speech; nothing more.

This is a good thing...I seriously doubt you'll hear anything out of Republicans except "why wait until now?" and the only ones who will be able to ask that will be people who weren't in a position to affect US policy up to this point.

Of course, the real answer to "why now?" is "because I'm up for reelection". Anyone here with kids besides me? Anyone watch Phineas and Ferb? There's a bully character named Buford, who, during a christmas special, said he had a fool-proof plan: be mean and nasty all year and then perform one selfless act just prior to Christmas to get moved from the naughty list to the nice list. This is Obama trying to get moved off of independents naughty list.

"Luv them "buzz" words. Luvem, luvem luvem. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, eh Danni?"

Considering Obama's future will be directly effected by the economy and jobs I think it is more than just "buzz" words KBM. Now in the other party they talk about prosperity and recovery but we know that they are just kidding, they engineered this economy, they aren't ever going to try and bring jobs home because their corporations make too much money from outsourcing. One party represents labor (sometimes) and one represents corporations, I'll let you figure out which is which.

an election-year effort - LOL

The White House declined to give specifics - LOL

In related news, Obama vowed to do better with his NCAA Bracket picks this year.

"White House "In-Sourcing" Photo Op Becomes Romney Bashfest"

"I thought it was illegal to hold campaign events in the White House? Oh well, never mind, the current occupant of the White House has such disregard for the law, nobody even notices.

A White House official says President Obama’s speech Wednesday proposing tax breaks to businesses that keep jobs in the United States has been in the works for weeks.

But politically, the timing couldn’t have been better.

Just as Democrats and Republican opponents to Mitt Romney heighten their lines of attack against Tuesday’s big New Hampshire primary winner as a onetime “vulture capitalist” who destroyed many more jobs than he created while growing wealthy at Bain Capital, the president subtly weighed in.

"Flanking himself with more than a dozen business executives, he pledged to unveil tax incentives for companies to bring back jobs to the United States and create more products in America"

He made no mention of Romney directly, but let his stooges do it for him."

"A week ago nobody could even tell you what Bain Capital was. Now it’s the focus of White House events. Just a coincidence, I’m sure. Give it a little time and the name Bain will be on par with names like Hitler and bin Laden."

"This campaign event was so hastily convened, apparently, it wound up rather sparsely attended.

Check out poor lonely Joe Biden, with a whole row to himself."

Check out poor lonely Joe Biden, with a whole row to himself.

Is that a glass of beer next to Joe?

Really, who falls for this shit.

The "everything Obama does all the time is wrong" narrative sold by the corprately-funded RW echo chamber?

You do.

Every. Single. Time.

Obama wants to bring jobs back to America?

"This is bad news... for Obama!"

Seriously, you're adorable with that shit.

Now go find a nice Heritage.org article to fap to.

Be Well.

"He made no mention of Romney directly, but let his stooges do it for him."

His stooge......Newt Gingrich....tooooooo funnneeeeeee!!!!!

No one wants to address the issue of Immelt outsourcing GE jobs while Obama is calling for "in-sourcing"? Interesting. The people right next to him are being a negative example for the charge is is pretending to lead.

Doesn't that tell you something?

"No one wants to address the issue of Immelt outsourcing GE jobs while Obama is calling for "in-sourcing"?"

As I recall GE outsourced the manufacture of medical devices which are intended to be sold in the Chinese market, you might do some research and learn that exporting from the US into China is difficult to impossible because they PROTECT their markets. If you want to end this great! GEt out of WTO and end most favorable nation status for China.

My question is, why the fuck didn't he do this earlier?

Oh wait, it is an election year, never mind.

Yes the libsheep will hail this as some wonderful plan.

#19 | Posted by danni at 2012-01-12 10:06 AM | Reply | Flag:

GE outsourced a whole lot more than that to China:

Danni,

Maybe you need to do a little more research.

"Mitt Romney is running on his record of creating jobs as both the Governor of Massachuetes and as an executive at Bain Capital. But a 2002 article from the Boston Business Journal reveals that his former company Bain Capital was outsourcing jobs to India and China at the same time Romney was Governor.

Bain Capital that year retained an IT company E-5, in which it was also an investor, which reportedly outsourced most of it's work to India and China. The company was to handle jobs that Bain would previously done in-house."

#23 | Posted by danni at 2012-01-12 10:51 AM | Reply | Flag:

Interesting... I didn't know that Mitt Romney was promoting "insourcing" as Barrack Obama.

Now what about Obama's direct council members not exemplifying his call to "in-sourcing"?

Shouldn't he start with those in his group, before calling others to do it?

Better find yourself a better Bain source, Danni. Unless you can't handle the truth...

"The White House declined to give specifics "

But as soon as we re-elect him he'll get right on it, I'm sure.

I'm sure the left appreciates him not giving specifics. Look what it got him when he specified he'd close Gitmo and post bills 48 hours prior to signing them.

You have to vote for him to find out what his plan is- Pelosi

"Fool me once, and I'll blame it on the Republicans. Fool me twice, and, well.. you can keep fooling me and I'll blame it on the other party and vote for you indefinitely."

-Danni

If we pretend Obama hasn't created any jobs, hasn't gotten tax cuts passed for working folks, hasn't extended unemployment, hasn't passed the biggest reform in healthcare in fifty years, hasn't done so many things then maybe we can fool America again and get Mitt Romney elected. Of course though first we'll have to get those other Republicans to stop telling America about the business practices of Bain Capital.

The GOP

He is going to give a speech tomorrow about how the Republicans in Congress are preventing him from giving specifics about this proposal... and how they are preventing Immelt from stopping GE's massive amount of outsourcing.

#30 | Posted by danni at 2012-01-12 12:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

Danni, did you read up on GE's outsourcing... and it's growth under Immelt?

Hilarious that you avoid that.

"Hilarious that you avoid that."

Not avoiding it but only hoping we do something about it besides just using it for partisan attacks on Obama. At least Obama is FINALLY talking about the outsourcing problem, when he was first elected he was fully in the "free trade" camp which I have always disagreed with him about. I see this move to be just a small step in the right direction, hopefully if he is reelected it will be the first of many.

this is nothing but political bullshit from obama, and it will do its job though.

Send in a worthless appearance of a bill to congress and it is pushed back so all the likes of danni's and corkys can say, see, obama tried.....lol

#34 | POSTED BY MONEYWAR AT 2012-01-12 01:32 PM | REPLY | FLAG: Willard voter.

I see this move to be just a small step in the right direction, hopefully if he is reelected it will be the first of many.

#33 | Posted by danni at 2012-01-12 01:20 PM | Reply | Flag:

More "hope" in the face of reality. Obama has one of the top outsourcing offenders as his jobs Czar...

Your hope is misplaced.

#34 | Posted by moneywar at 2012-01-12 01:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

This might end up just like Obama's budget did in the senate. 96-0 (or something like 96) Unanimously OPPOSED!.

AH THIS IS FUNNY

HEY BARRY

why dont you look to your right or left next time you have a meeting with the fucks you appointed on your jobs council...like the GE prick and a couple of others.

THEY do something about the jobs THEY OUTSCOURED and then we can talk...

"Send in a worthless appearance of a bill to congress and it is pushed back so all the likes of danni's and corkys can say, see, obama tried.....lol"

Hey, the ball is in your court, Republicans in the House could propose and pass a bill to take away tax deductions for companies that outsource jobs and they could create tax breaks for companies that create jobs here in the US. Go for it, pass it and Obama will happily sign it unless, of course, you have to attach other unrelated things onto the bill which is what will happen. I hear Boehner now has an infrastructure bill but it includes the exceptions to normal safety studies as part of that bill. That is not acceptable to Democrats and it shouldn't be acceptable to Republicans. This evolution of politics from real ideas to team sport forces Republicans usually but sometimes Democrats too to defend ideas they don't even believe in. John Boehner himself cared about ecology only a few years ago but now the team sport atmosphere forces him to be less of a leader than he is actually capable of being.

Dear Mr. President:

Three years too late, and too much "free trade" (Translation: "Free Pass to Offshore Jobs") support has come from your Administration.

Nice try.

P.S.: Before any lefties jump my shit, I'm a Dem and a lib. This is justified criticism, because this is part of the "hope and change" people wanted in '08, and shouldn't have had to wait for once Obama was elected. Just proposing this would have started sending a message. But nooooooooo.

Where the fuck was he 3 years ago? Wait, it election season.

Country is too adddicted to cheap crap to do any good..

We need a generational plan, everything else is nothing but fluff. Course that's not what the media driven political environment we live in today is all about..

More groveling to get re-elected. Hey Bozo Obama why not make it easier to do business in this country? Jobs are not coming back until it is easier to do business here and the taxes are lower, right now we are either 1 or 2 for the highest taxes in the world. The truth always hurts.

Country is too adddicted to cheap crap to do any good.

Or maybe Americans are so impoverished from supporting government waste that all they can afford is cheap crap.

Starve the beast Ray..

"Country is too adddicted to cheap crap to do any good.."

Why do you think they lowered the value of your house????
Cuz if it was worth a fraction of what it was you'd have more money to buy cheap crap with and they sell cheap crap. We were beginning to hold too much wealth in our homes, the bankers couldn't allow that much wealth to stay where it was; in our homes. So they had to take that wealth by destroying the value of our homes by just refusing to grant mortgages. When buyers couldn't get mortgages then sellers dropped their prices lower and lower and lower. Prices are still dropping and will not rise again until people can get mortgages to buy.

"Or maybe Americans are so impoverished from supporting government waste that all they can afford is cheap crap."

Americans today are far richer than they ever could have been had we not had a big government that could do big government things....like build railroads or interstate highways.....like win wars to keep the world safe....like do the basic research which doesn't give a quick profit so that drug manufacturers could use that research and develope important drugs that let us live a long life...it is lunacy to think a "small government" would be good for this country. We need to tax heavily enough to fund a good government and to encentivize investment into job creation, it isn't an accident that most of our debt dates back to the Reagan administration, previous to that we ran up little debt but we had much higher taxes.

Yeah Danni. Sure. All I see is a government that fucks up everything it touches. You keep dreaming that dream.

We can't compete with China wages of 10 cents per hour... Why do you think the jobs left here...cheap wages! They're not coming back...

"Why do you think the jobs left here...cheap wages!"

Cheap wages AND trade policies that made it light-years beyond easy to take advantage of them.

I remind you that Chinese peasants have toiled for next to nothing during the entire history of the United States. Only in recent years has shit-eating stupid trade policy turned that into a problem.

Did you see that walmart is ending health care benefits for there part time workers. "please look it up" it was on the news. Many small businesses don't even offer employees benefits today. Sure they don't have too! Its just part of the changing times,of the world's economy.

P.S.: Before any lefties jump my shit, I'm a Dem and a lib.

#40 | Posted by MaryTylerWhore at 2012-01-12 07:53 PM | Reply

Doggone MTW, I wouldn't have ever guessed that. You just supported my main thesis: lefties are truely evil people (especially when they jump your shit). I, on the other hand, being the compassionate conservative I am would never even think of doing that.

Obama wants to make Smoott-Hawley look like a garden party.

What a fucking joke, this guy is. Boy, the American Indians call this someone who speaks with forked tongue. Um, he spent his term in office driving jobs out of America as fast as possible. His record speaks volumes about how this is a bunch of big time campaign BULLSHIT. HA HA HA HA HA

Anyone that believes that this idiot is being honest is a FOOL!

Republicans sure been talking up "means testing" for social security...
Seems to be their new thing...

The Republican candidate will have a field day with this one. OMG! Thank you Barack Hussein Odummer.

Matsop:

You know perfectly well that the regulars around here know that - my comment was aimed at those newbies and wannabes who have been here a few days or whatever, read a comment critical of the Prez and jump to the conclusion that I must be a Pat Robertson Republican.

Well, them and Eddie.

There is a contradiction I've wrestled with for years. If lefties are such loving and caring all inclusive people, why do they not want to help the lowest common denominator, ergo the Chinese peasants etal. to share in the global economic pie and therefore have us move more toward third world status.

#50 | Posted by Ray
And the hopey changey guy wants to raise the debt ceiling again. Let's see. We are now at slashing the defense budget (which by the way, is the main purpose of the government) and send the entitlements through the ceiling so the Dems can get more voters beholden to them come election time. WOW, great plan for fixing the problems in this country. Good job! Anyone stupid enough to reelect this moron is a FOOL.

Why don't you know... all the poor people who live on the streets are illegals... Just ask a repub...

#56 | POSTED BY PATRIOTWOMAN23 AT 2012-01-12 09:03 PM | REPLY | FLAG: this idiot

Matsop:

You know perfectly well that the regulars around here know that - my comment was aimed at those newbies and wannabes who have been here a few days or whatever, read a comment critical of the Prez and jump to the conclusion that I must be a Pat Robertson Republican.

Well, them and Eddie.

#59 | Posted by MaryTylerWhore at 2012-01-12 09:04 PM | Reply

I must commend you for thinking for yourself unlike many posters that live in these hallowed halls of noncritical thinking.

What this country needs now is a good magic religious underwearer control freak for president!

There is a contradiction I've wrestled with for years.

#60 | POSTED BY MATSOP AT 2012-01-12 09:05 PM | REPLY | FLAG:

That's because you're out of touch with reality. You and patriotwoman23 are married?

"these hallowed halls of noncritical thinking."

This, from the same poster who a few minutes prior gave us:

"lefties are truely evil people"

Clueless irony is my favorite!

#67 - he also gave the anecdote saying that he's never met a bad christian. clearly he a master debater.

That's because you're out of touch with reality. You and patriotwoman23 are married?

#66 | Posted by BruceBanner at 2012-01-12 09:11 PM | Reply |

How'd you know. I've noticed she is very erudite, consistent, and not cognitively challenged as yourself. As you would expect, our children, educationally, are at the top of their class.

Rightwingers are truly evil people.

#67 - he also gave the anecdote saying that he's never met a bad christian.

#68 | Posted by BruceBanner at 2012-01-12 09:15 PM | Reply

Another misquote by Brucie. I'd swear you're employed by the MSM but based on the lack of synapses, I don't believe you've graduated beyond the job classification of paperboy.

"If lefties are such loving and caring all inclusive people, why do they not want to help the lowest common denominator, ergo the Chinese peasants etal. to share in the global economic pie and therefore have us move more toward third world status."

What this loving, caring all-inclusive leftie would like to see for China is for it to have a self-contained economy meeting all its citizens' needs. The banker would buy his car from the auto worker, the auto worker would buy his groceries from the farmer, the farmer would buy his clothes from the garment worker, and the garment worker would deposit his money with the banker.

You know, like America used to be.

And I'd like America to get back to the same Goddamn thing, quite separately from China.

Rightwingers are truly evil people.

#70 | Posted by nullifidian at 2012-01-12 09:21 PM | Reply

I know I've reached the zenith of my DR career when NullAndVoid steals my material.

#71 | POSTED BY MATSOP AT 2012-01-12 09:22 PM | REPLY | FLAG:

I didn't use any quotes boy.

How'd you know. I've noticed she is very erudite, consistent, and not cognitively challenged as yourself. As you would expect, our children, educationally, are at the top of their class.

#69 | POSTED BY MATSOP AT 2012-01-12 09:16 PM | REPLY | FLAG:

Good qualities in a wife. Especially "not cognitively challenged".

What this loving, caring all-inclusive leftie would like to see for China is for it to have a self-contained economy meeting all its citizens' needs. The banker would buy his car from the auto worker, the auto worker would buy his groceries from the farmer, the farmer would buy his clothes from the garment worker, and the garment worker would deposit his money with the banker.

You know, like America used to be.

And I'd like America to get back to the same Goddamn thing, quite separately from China.

#72 | Posted by MaryTylerWhore at 2012-01-12 09:23 PM | Reply

Actually, the last 5 year plan (and probably the future ones) has that as their main goal along with developing a national health plan. Their goal is to increase consumerism internally and not to rely on exports as much.

I might add that manufacturing is coming back to this country slowly and will accelerate in the future when our currency gets crushed. Unfortunately, one of the reasons is our stagnant wages.

I hope that this works better than his other "jobs" programs.

Danni,
This is not the first time the housing market has crashed. It happened in the 80's, real bad especially up th east coast, and guess what it will happen again. I didn't help that a bunch of idiots used their houses for a piggybank to go on fancy trips and buy expensive trinkets. Values will go back up it just takes time and people that can make their mortgage payments. In other words something liberals do not understand, financial responsibility.

"Actually, the last 5 year plan (and probably the future ones) has that as their main goal along with developing a national health plan."

I've been admiring their Five-Year Plan for the last thirty years.

Truthteller,
You are right as long as we continue to tax business at one of the two highest rates in the world. Now if we lowered taxes on businesses then the advantage of going overseas is lowered. Better yet profits that are generated from goods produced in this country might be taxed at a much lower rate. it really is common sense, something that the liberal left wing democrats that have over the party do not understand. It is sad I used to be able to identify with the democrats but the radical idiots have destroyed the party.

"lefties are truely evil people"
Clueless irony is my favorite!
#67 | POSTED BY DANFORTH

I'll settle for stupid, lazy, greedy fools.

truthteller,
You are right, it has become too expensive for walmart to provide healthcare. That has haooened in the last two years, now what has changed? Could it be........Obammacare? Yes you are right, the lack of sensible healthcare reform is going to make it so expensive that all employers are going to bail out. Then the federal government is going to collapse under the weight of the costs. And who will pay? Your children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

patriotwoman23,
True liberal, when you can no longer offer a resonable response you resort to name calling. Shows a lack of education, big surprise, if liberals had a practical education they would understand.

Truthteller,
You are right

#80 | Posted by gtjr at 2012-01-12 09:45 PM | Reply

truthteller,
You are right,

#82 | Posted by gtjr at 2012-01-12 09:50 PM | Reply

GTJR, give it a break, would you. Falseteller'll get a swelled head.

Better yet profits that are generated from goods produced in this country might be taxed at a much lower rate.

Tax rates on the rich and corporations, the real rate they actually pay not their nomimal rate, are at historic lows you morons.

And wealth disparity is at historic highs.

And you, moron that you are, chant along with FOXbots "Cut taxes and deregulate MOAR!1!".

It's like you see a fire the first thing you think of is to find some gas to throw on it.

Spud uses the word "think" there very generously and it's broadest possible context.

Hopefully, the majority of your countrymen are not as thick as you.

Be Well.

Ok we get it ...people don't need health care insurance.. Thats why 35% of the people are skipping out on their medical bills. So lets do NOTHING!

But Democrats or republicans don't have the guts to say..
No insurance ...No Service...

"...she is very erudite, consistent, and not cognitively challenged as yourself. As you would expect, our children, educationally, are at the top of their class."
#69 | Posted by matsop

Matsop is Vernon?!

Dethspud,

There are a handful of huge corporations, read GE and Jeff Immelt one of Obama's financial advisors, that pay zero taxes. Problem is they are bound by law to take advantage of all the tax benefits otherwise they can end up being the object of a shareholder lawsuit.

Most corporations pay some big money in taxes, others go overseas to shelter their profits. Of course the Obama lamestream media only points out the ones that pay nothing. The other side of the picture is, guess what corporations most working people have their 401k's invested in. The highly profitable ones, GE, Exxon, etc, or mutual funds that hold these stocks. Like it or not that is fact.

Like the Pogo comic strip from years ago "we have met the enemy and it is us". Think about it.

"There are a handful of huge corporations, read GE and Jeff Immelt one of Obama's financial advisors, that pay zero taxes."

One wing of GE made $14 billion in profits, and another --their financial sector-- lost a bundle. And --just like you can do-- that one owner can combine the gain and the loss.

Corporations are people, my friend.

Like the Pogo comic strip from years ago "we have met the enemy and he is us"

Huge corporations some of them not even American own your government.

Both sides.

Have for a while.

The MIC are particularly well entrenched.

Yes, huge multinationals can and do use the fact they are located around the world to dodge paying taxes in the US and they have for years.

The revolving door between politician and lobbyist and pundit swings faster every year it seems and the rules just seem to shift in favor of the haves at the expense of the have-nots to the point where half of Americans are poor.

That statistic should shock the vast majority of people into realizing that the level of wealth inequity that exists right now in the US is dangerously unhealthy.

Instead what do you get?

A cage-full of angry parrots squawking "No class war!", "Protect the Job Creators", "America can't afford healthcare for it's citizens".

And so on and so forth.

And Spud yelling back at 'em most days.

Not just Spud, of course.

Anyhoo just wanted to say that Walt Kelly rawked.

Nice reference.

Be Well.

no insurance, no service....

we are a better people than that.

most of the world is a fucking shithole.

there is neither insurance or healthcare possible out there.

western civilization, despite its flaw has created a basic foundation that can work.

we are all free to live in a cave and eat raw squirrel if we chose to.

try it for a year any let us know how things go.

we do what we do for reason, not cost. I watched a uninsured seven year old female have what was left of her foot amputated for free... my conscience bothers me to this day from that day... I was waiting for a few stitches.

we can make the system function in a sustainable manner. if we deny those in need of available life saving treatment based on cash or bullshit papers up front, we are nothing but evil.

I can not navigate this unit. if statements come across in a disjointed manner, I apoligize. this is not a personal attack, just a statement spurred by your statement.

this is how it works.

this is how we learn.

godspeed to you and yours.

mmercier

it can be done... we just need to think and do...

People don't need health care insurance...
Poor people don't need to eat everyday....
Women don't have a right to choose....
Gays don't have a right to marry....

Signed The GOP...god's ordained politicians!

jobs will not return here.

the apparatus we all desire will preclude such possibility.

it will get interesting in the next century when the entire planet has reached such... standards.

humans are dirty animals, like all others. we are descendants of peoples who burned horse shit in caves that did not have proper ventilation. we ate everything that did not get away... sometimes we ate eachother.

all those years, all our progress... so we can build a million dollar restaurant where salt and soda is outlawed... and you have to have your afterhundred dollar meal smoke in a muddy parking lot... with the homeless guy eating out of the sanitary dumpster bumming a butt for two bits.

jobs will not return here.

the apparatus we all desire will preclude such possibility.

it will get interesting in the next century when the entire planet has reached such... standards.

humans are dirty animals, like all others. we are descendants of peoples who burned horse shit in caves that did not have proper ventilation. we ate everything that did not get away... sometimes we ate eachother.

all those years, all our progress... so we can build a million dollar restaurant where salt and soda is outlawed... and you have to have your afterhundred dollar meal smoke in a fucking muddy parking lot.

Obama: Ask yourselves what you can do to bring jobs back to the country that made our success possible, Obama said. And I'm going to do everything in my power to help you do it. We're going to have to seize this moment.

He's going to do everything in his power to help! Ahhhh haaaa...

JM

A 2004 study by Dartmouth economist Matthew Slaughter found that for every job a U.S. multinational added at its foreign affiliates, it generated nearly two new jobs at home. In other words, strong companies don't simply export jobs to Bangalore from Gaffney; they expand world-wide.

This just shows you how clueless the president is.

Yes Steve Jobs you were right Obama is anti business.

This just shows you how clueless the president is.
Yes Steve Jobs you were right Obama is anti business.
#96 | Posted by 90c2cab

As I recall GE outsourced the manufacture of medical devices which are intended to be sold in the Chinese market, you might do some research and learn that exporting from the US into China is difficult to impossible because they PROTECT their markets.

Building a manufacturing operation in the country in which you intend to sell the products that are manufactured there isn't outsourcing.

The Chinese are right to protect their markets from (to many) imported goods. The US should do the same.

#99 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2012-01-13 09:20 AM | Reply | Flag:

Although this may be true, GE is quite guilty of much, other "outsourcing".

"OMG! I can hardly wait to see the Republicans in Congress fight him tooth and nail to prevent jobs from coming back to America."

#1 | Posted by danni

OMG, I can hardly believe that you swallow this. Obama promised this same thing when he ran 3 years ago. Why hasn't he already done that? Why didn't he do it when Dems had both houses? You know the answer but are either afraid or too biased to say.

Obama is a lying SOS politician. Simple.

While HE ships the building of the chev volt to china. What a two faced guy. Everytime he opens his mouth another lie comes out. FU DHS

2011-10-23

Maybe if the US ended the mandate on min wage. Then businesses could compete and offer 10 cents per hour.. You work or don't eat.. You need a job? well do you punk!

Like it was back in the early 1930's...

Obama: 'Bring Jobs Home'
Posted by danni

Nice try Danni, but it's just going to turn out to be yet another failure for Obama.

Danni, name one thing that Obama has proposed that is actually good for America!

ONE THING!!!

#102 | Posted by Sniper at 2012-01-13 11:33 AM | Reply | Flag:
#103 | Posted by kanrei at 2012-01-13 11:36 AM | Reply | Flag:

Immelt: You know, I-- I don't think it has to be all bad news. I still think there's lots of things we can do in the U.S., but the customers are here. And, and that's just the way it is. "

Where do you get this idea that Republicans don't want jobs to come back to America? The issue is in which the White House goes about doing so that might upset conservatives, not THAT it gets done. Republicans want to help people and the economy just as much as anyone else. But there have been several new programs and committees created that they think are bad for the economy while liberals claim these things will help. Its the spending, specifically of the government that is the problem with our economy. Legislation needs to be changed or dropped, the American people should be doing the spending, not the White House.

You also mention that Fox News comment which I find interesting. Democrats have control of both the Senate and the White House. Does it not seem probable to you that they might also have control of the media and thus, mostly positive things get out about dems while only negative things are mentioned with reps?

If the cost of doing business is lower in the USA then the plan will work -- if not, it won't. Simple math -- has nothing to do with Obama, GOP, etc.

I'm curious what those tax breaks could be, after all the demonizing of corporate America -- who would these breaks go to? Isn't this the corporate welfare to the fat cats BS the drudge left has been whining about?

And what about Obamacare? Will the companies have to pay the fine or offer coverage? That tax break is going to have to be quite sizeable to overcome all the other goodies the progressives have been preparing.

Where the fuck was he 3 years ago? Wait, it election season.

#41 | Posted by glasshouse at 2012-01-12 07

DAMN SON

he was fuckin busy

busy buttfuckin the american taxpayer with obamacare and other bullshit statists programs...

and he had BOTH HOUSES with HUGE majorities....but the american worker wasn't going to get him re elected THEN........

OMG! I can hardly wait to see the Republicans in Congress fight him tooth and nail to prevent jobs from coming back to America.

#1 | Posted by danni

Danni was most recently, formerly opposed to the repatriation of capitol.

Now it's suddenly brilliant that Obama seems to think so.

Danni is sort of like a wind sock in this regard, she blows whatever way is giving her wind.

Where do you get this idea that Republicans don't want jobs to come back to America? The issue is in which the White House goes about doing so that might upset conservatives, not THAT it gets done.

You sound very sincere in your beliefs; as naive as Obama was in thinking that he could work with Republicans. Very early in Obama's administration, Mitch McConnel announced that his top priority was to limit Obama to one term; not fixing the economy, creating jobs, etc. One of the most effective ways of limiting Obama to one term is to sabotage his efforts to fix anything which would have exposed him to be weak and ineffective. I believe that Republicans are content will a weak economy during Obama's term with the hope that they can ride to the rescue when a republican replaced him in 2012.

Republicans want to help people and the economy just as much as anyone else. But there have been several new programs and committees created that they think are bad for the economy while liberals claim these things will help.

The people that Republicans really want to help during an Obama administration are the 1%. If the rest of us benefit, it is an unintended consequence (aka trickle down economics). These new progams and committees are changes from the status quo. If the status quo was so good, why did we find ourselves is such an economic mess? Why not try something different?

Its the spending, specifically of the government that is the problem with our economy.

Spending is certainly an issue but I don't believe it to be the problem with the economy. The problem is the economic vitality of the middle class (especially) is evaporating. Most people just don't have as much money to spend. And since 70% of our economy is consumer driven, consumers with less money to spend will have a depressing effect on the economy. Getting people back to work with well paying jobs will improve the economy.

Spending has become an issue because the government is seeking to maintain the same (or better) services on a smaller revenue base. This will, of course, lead to higher and higher deficits. The remedy is to reduce services and/or increase revenue. Republicans reflexively want to reduce services; Obama wants a balanced approach. Which shall it be?

I'm curious what those tax breaks could be, after all the demonizing of corporate America

#108 | Posted by FrankA

There won't be any tax breaks, but there will be heavy taxes for those corps who employ overseas or use staffing/consulting firms overseas.

Will the Republicans oppose this? yes.

Will the Left understand how damaging this proposal is? No. Example? OWS.

I am very aware that GE Cap lost a bunch, but what I understand from the financial reports is the net was billions in profit and they paid no taxes. To rub salt in the wound Immelt, one of the administrations financial advisors, has GE spending billions in China. Wonder if they are going to hire americans and send them over there to work?NOT!!!!!!!!!!

"I am very aware that GE Cap lost a bunch, but what I understand from the financial reports is the net was billions in profit "

You understand wrong.

Fedup,

In case you didn't notice Obama had total control in congress, if every republican voted against his programs and all democrats voted for them there was not way the republicans could stop anything, they did not have enough votes until after the 2010 elections.

I have a question for you, tell me the name of one person that was hired and paid a living wage by someone that had no money. Without the 1% there are no jobs, too bad but the facts cannot be disputed. You fail to realize that millions of businesses fail each year, even those evil ocmpanies that have made billions in the past, GM, Chrysler, American Airlines, Kodak just to name a few that are on the ropes. Now how about Pan Am Airlines, Rebublic and Bethlehem Steel, Penn RR, New York Central RR, and the list goes on and on. Or how about the failures before hitting it big, Henry Ford bankrupt two times before he was successful, or Thomas Edison who started an evil company called General Electric. When he was asked how he chose tungsten for the filliment he said, "I tried everything else" in other words he failed thousands of times. For risking of capital there has to be a reward, and that is profits.

That being said I have never met a Mr or Mrs General Electric, or Mr and Mrs Exxon, these companies are all owned by the public through stock and mutual funds, read retirement. If they net 5% profit on what they sell they are very successful, or are they? Compare that to Microsoft that nets around 40%, but nobody questions them,why?

Just what I see.

Danni,

Perhaps I am missing something but on page 60 of the annual report (it aopears to be 2009) the net profit on page 60 is $11,025,000. That sure sounds like billions to me. Or is it an acoounting thing, "what do you want it to say?". lol.

#115 -- could note agree more.

I would also add that when many of the corporate behemoths that have come and gone were in business they were reviled and ridiculed about their corporate greed (robber barons going way back). When they folded and pulled up stakes, those same forces wrung their hands about the loss of jobs and what would happen to their communitites. You can't help but wonder what would have been different if the communities had supported these institutions rather than continually try and wring them dry by way of taxation. For those in Upstate NY -- sounds familiar regarding GE, GM, Kodak etc?

"Danni was most recently, formerly opposed to the repatriation of capitol."

I'm in favor of repatriation of capital, pay your taxes and repatriate the hell out of it but no special tax deals for fat cats. We tried that before under the assumption that the flow of cash would create jobs but nother could have been further from the truth.

"the repatriation of capitol"

So you're into moving large buildings back to where they came from?

-So you're into moving large buildings back to where they came from?

that might be an easier task than actually bringing jobs back.

"Without the 1% there are no jobs, too bad but the facts cannot be disputed."

We need those with capital to invest it in creating jobs in America and if they want to invest it overseas instead we need to tax the living daylights out of them just like we did in the past. You can take all your cute little talking points and shove them you know where, the rich are destroying this country with their greed.

"Danni was most recently, formerly opposed to the repatriation of capitol."

I'm in favor of repatriation of capital, pay your taxes and repatriate the hell out of it but no special tax deals for fat cats. We tried that before under the assumption that the flow of cash would create jobs but nother could have been further from the truth.

#118 | Posted by danni

Sorry Danni, but it's none of your business or the business of the Federal Government how much money someone makes.

For you and all the other greedy Libs, it's a Monkey/Cococut thing.

"Sorry Danni, but it's none of your business or the business of the Federal Government how much money someone makes."

Sorry Eddie but our laws say it is their business. I'm quite sure the billionaires who own this money appreciate your concern for them and I also just as sure they care equally as much about you.

Did you see that walmart is ending health care benefits for there part time workers. "please look it up" it was on the news. Many small businesses don't even offer employees benefits today. Sure they don't have too! Its just part of the changing times,of the world's economy.

#52 | Posted by truthteller101 at 2012-01-12 08:54 PM | Reply |

Health care policies offered by even the best companies in years past came with a condition called deductibles. Most of them were 500 to 1,000 per year.

Nowadays people think a 5 dollar co-pay is too much. Then throw in all the mandates govt. has forced insurance companies to cover over the years and you can start to understand why we are where we are.

We've had government health care for years, that's what's killing us.

It's sad the average person can't bring themself to wake the hell up.

Rightwingers are truly evil people.

#70 | Posted by nullifidian at 2012-01-12 09:21 PM |

Indeed! And left wingers taste like chicken.

we are all free to live in a cave and eat raw squirrel if we chose to.

#91 | Posted by mmercier at 2012-01-12 11:14 PM

Where is this cave? And how much is the rent/property taxes?

Oh yes, those jobs will just come flooding back to face the massive regulatory leviathan this anti business administration has set up, and let's see how truly amazing his "proposal" will be.

#128 | Posted by Zatoichi
When? Last weekend?

Without the 1% there are no jobs

If the 1% vanished, would America come to an end? Nope. We would be disoriented for a while but because America is full of very bright and capable people, we would survive and eventually thrive. It seems as if the defenders of the 1% feel as though the 1% can't be replaced. Keep in mind that the current 1% replaced the previous 1% and the country continued to thrive. The primary difference between the previous 1% and the current 1% is that the current 1% is more effective in preserving their status because of the stranglehold that they have on our elected representatives.

Capitalism, by its very nature, creates winners and losers. However, true capitalism will see winners and losers changing seats from time to time as determined by the market. What we have in America today is rigged capitalism where capitalists seek to preserve their status by manipulating legislators.

tell me the name of one person that was hired and paid a living wage by someone that had no money

The premise of your question is wrong. By definition someone with no money can not pay a wage; much less a living wage. Most small businesses are not owned by 1%-ters and those small businesses pay living wages. Why is it that you think only 1%-ters pay wages?

Millions of people have been paid a living wage and have raised a family due to the efforts of people other than 1%-ters. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, etc. were not 1%-ters when they started their companies yet they earned their way into the 1% by their cleverness, work ethic, business acumen and the support of other non 1%-ters (i.e. their workers). They were entrepreneurs and deserve every dime they earned. Being in the 1% is not a prerequisite for being an entrepreneur; it is probably a hindrance.
You fail to realize that millions of businesses fail each year
No I don't. It's a lot but probably not in the millions.

For risking of capital there has to be a reward, and that is profits.

I am in enthusiastic agreement with you! My problem is not with the companies seeking to maximize profit; it is with our elected representatives that allow that to happen at the expense of the American lifestyle and at huge risks to the American economy. Our elected representatives are primarily responsible for the mess we find ourselves in and to a much lesser extent those 1%-ters that seek an advantage that they could not earn in the market place.

Democrats have control of both the Senate and the White House. Does it not seem probable to you that they might also have control of the media and thus, mostly positive things get out about dems while only negative things are mentioned with reps?

Does it not seem probable to you that the positive things mentioned about democrats and negative things mentioned about republicans are true?

Also, do you seriously believe that the democratic party is directing journalists to write stories with a certain slant? If so, please advance a theory as to how they do this. If you believe that the democratic party is doing this, do you believe that the republicans are doing the same? Are there democratic and/or republican "desks" in the editorial boardrooms of major news outlets?

If the 1% vanished, would America come to an end? Nope.

Statistically, it's impossible to eliminate the top 1%.

Our elected representatives are primarily responsible for the mess we find ourselves in and to a much lesser extent those 1%-ters that seek an advantage that they could not earn in the market place.

Not exactly. Lacking a sense of moral values in political affairs, voters are responsible for electing crooked politicians. A politician who runs on the platform of promising to steal for you, also steals from you. No. I think Amerika suffers from a case of mass stupidity. Nature is not kind to stupidity.

"Sorry Danni, but it's none of your business or the business of the Federal Government how much money someone makes."

Sorry Eddie but our laws say it is their business. I'm quite sure the billionaires who own this money appreciate your concern for them and I also just as sure they care equally as much about you.

#123 | Posted by danni

Oops! More Libbie un-American bullcrap.

The income tax and the Federal Reserve are representative of the precise reason the Revolutionary War occurred and America was born.

Transference of wealth, Danni.

Again!!! It's none of your business how much wealth I gain. It's no one's business.

Also, do you seriously believe that the democratic party is directing journalists to write stories with a certain slant?
#131 | Posted by FedUpWithPols

Actually, if you want to disect it, most viewers are like Danny. If you say something bad about someone who is succeeding -- THAT'S NEWS. If you want to talk about how a political party is going to tax (steal) wealth from the most successful -- that's news. Other "worthy" news is how a celebrity is doing poorly or behaving badly.

Anything that can help the poor losers feel normal makes good content and brings more viewers. (so does talking about "terrorists and warring against drugs)

The Left have been doing it for 100 years. Just study up on Huey Long and Louisiana political history.

The Right uses every news-getting tactic too. Terrorism, anti-drug, anti-gay, anti-this, anti-that...

The conclusion is that the solution for staying out of the news is to be boring, poor, work a loser job, and don't get caught doing anything.

Statistically, it's impossible to eliminate the top 1%.
#132 | Posted by Ray

*grin*

My favorite shows are "The IT Crowd" and "The Big Bang Theory"

This would be something Moss would say and chuckle. (Funny sh!t)

My favorite shows are "The IT Crowd" and "The Big Bang Theory"

Thanks, Eddie.
It helps us all to understand.

My favorite shows are "The IT Crowd" and "The Big Bang Theory"

Thanks, Eddie.
It helps us all to understand.

#136 | Posted by TedBaxter

From the guy who thinks he's the smartest guy in the room...

LOL!!!

I've got somethen fer ya...

"Shut the f#ck up, Newt!"

How's the smartass worken out fer ya, now?

"Again!!! It's none of your business how much wealth I gain. It's no one's business."

Tell it to the IRS.

#138 | Posted by danni

So, you think the IRS is un-American. There are millions of Americans who agree with you.

Danni thinks that because I law passed in the middle of the night before Christmas break when America was not paying attention is just A-OK...

Again, and most American voters agree with me, that private property is just that... Private.

Any questions Danni?

I really want to hear how you're going to get out of this corner you've painted youself into.