the USA environment has evolved a way (or away) where the accounting people do not WANT to have jobs in USA. 

we set up laws for USA for clean air, 40 hour work week, etc, etc; then OPEN THE BORDERS to so called free trade with countries not having the slightest set of laws to match ours.  we therefore cannot compete with India-China-Vietnam,​ etc. 

we can not compete against slave labor nations. 

we NEED to have import tariffs to compensate for the disparity of laws between USA and the world.  if a country has similar laws, they pay zero imports.  if they have widely conflicting laws (or no laws) such as 8 year olds working, flushing chemicals into local rivers, etc, then they should have MAXIMUM tariffs imposed on imports. 

if we want to lead the world and truly believe in the laws we imposed on ourselves, then we should with our consumer magnitude impose these laws around the world.  ideally this would "lift" these third world countries out of their 3rd world poison. 

the discussion at the congressional level about the topic of tariffs and FAIR trade needs to happen. 

we could set up a tariff system on basic scheme.  

no child labor laws?  1%

no 40 hour work week?  1%

no overtime?  1%

no OSHA style system?  1%

no EPA-Air Quality system?  1%

etc. 

you can see a check list of salient topics can hit say 5% fast.  make a complete list to reflect the issues we added that make ourselves non competitive and we might see work initially come back to usa. 

IF the cheap countries slowly complete the check list, then assuming they are THEN competitive, they can get the job. 

what could readily happen is they (China, India, Vietnam) would simply ignore us and sell to themselves.  China very much has enough population to simply grow among themselves.  Fine.  screw your people and pollute your land.!  we'll gain their tourism dollars when people want some clean air!

No problem----the administration is doing the same thing it did the last 4 years,create uncertanty and confusion.

Wait till balama care unfolds. More taxes,more turmoil.Good job America!

" Maybe it's all made up by the media"

It has been a while since I liked anything you said BoBo but this is pretty good.

I think mainly for the positive psychological effect, government, business, and the press, have trumpeted for years that the recession miraculously ended in about 2009. But I believe in common sense and the truth, and that an economy that’s not in recession can stand on its own merit without stimulus, etc. This has prompted me to formulate “Al’s first law of recession economics.” It states, anytime a government must create phony growth through deficit spending in order to “pull its economy out of recession” then its economy is still in recession.

The events are happening very nearly as they have been planned and expected.  The New World Order transition continues unabated and the ego maniacs in D.C. continue their sideshow, or front show if they can keep the drama going.  We need to clearly understand what is happening is spelled MONEY and POWER over the entire world.  Yet throughout this economic transition the average American is not heard from, seen, or for that matter of any concern or part of the process.  Remember folks to continue the compression of this economy and decline of the American manufacturing wage will involve some risk for political and social upheaval but with the media clearly on board and willing to participate in the charade only one more element needs to be maintained.  The maintaining of the wealth class very nearly until the end is a required and given. So trade as you may and throw concern into the wind for you, the other guy, and me will have little to no input to this colossal facade we are seeing called the Fiscal Cliff. .  All Washingon is doing at this point is attempting to ascribe blame to the least politically adept at understanding the process and defending themselves. The concern for the intended destruction of American values including monetary responsibility  we have become accustomed to will fade and the New light of day will see the Sun Shine on China and we Americans with our starry innocent eyes will become a fading memory. JMHO

My take is that the Pols on both sides of the fence are giving us just enough hope that a solution will be reached so that they have enough time to bail out of any long positions they are holding and getting short on just about everything before they pull the rug out from under everybody.

All of the supposed talks are just the ultimate insider deal before we all get totally screwed by the ultimate market manipulators-THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

I see some or someone stating the Administration...Is doing the same as they did the last 4 years...

I'm not letting any of these s-o-b's off the hook, what the hell is the matter with you...?

Congress HOLDS THE PURSE, and the PURSE STRINGS....

There are dozens if not hundreds of  House and Senate bills and Administrative proposals sitting piled on desks of the various Leaders, that can't make it through Committee or brought to the floors.

You must wake-up and smell the coffee or tea, or get off the weed you are using...

THEY ARE DOING NOTHING, EXCEPT POINTING FINGERS....