My Latest Epistle-America in Crisis

Because of the loss of American jobs to Asia and in particular China, we have lost our ability to function as a viable entity. So much is produced outside of America that any hiccup can cause problems. These jobs have been lost regardless of which party is in power over the past 60+years The worst part is the loss of skilled technicians needed in factories. Americans just want cushy jobs with lots of free time and benefits. With the massive giveaway programs many have found they like not working and are satisfied to just get along. Truck drivers receive high earnings and still thousands of these jobs cannot be filled to say nothing about small business struggling to carry on with labor shortages. The answer is to copy China. They make it easy to promote industry by subsidizing. Our private industries cannot compete. We did it to win WWII and still do for defense. Just declare a product of national importance and find the way to subsidize. Start with drugs and medical products. It took 60 years to get to where we are now. It will take decades to reverse but if we don’t start we will continue to lose our worldwide status. The current strike at Deere I believe is because of the higher wages being paid to flip hamburgers compared to the stress of factory work. The higher American earnings grow the more difficult it will be to compete with other countries. We are on a death spiral. It may be too late already to reverse Jack B. Walters October 14, 2021 •