No worries discussing it with me, my mind is open. If you can change my opinion, I will read replies in earnest. We are in the infancy in the transformation to a global economy. It sucks for America because I, like you, believe in American ingenuity as well. There is a lot to be said about the sovereign nation our forefathers had built. We have built the best way of life in the world because of our history of hard work. But that way of life cost a bit to create and maintain. Lifestyles we all have been blessed to have a chance to work for because our great land and people are disappearing.
When foreign companies build here like you pointed out, it is because it is better for them and is in no way for the benefit of the American worker. American companies have a vested interest and work on ways to try and save the company. That is, until NAFTA. Now you see companies packing up and leaving for foreign lands where labor is cheaper. I have talked with locals in Mexico while on vacation and a decent job down there pays $5 American dollars a day. There is no way on Gods green earth that will buy you a piece of the American dream our early leaders designed us to have. (Hence my reference to the two class society) You have top corporate brass making the decision to outsource to one of those developing countries which eliminates good jobs here for lower pay there. They give themselves big fat bonuses and the workers are on the street. The new corporate culture in this global economy is lower wage (darn close to slave) labor, union busting, and longer work days for lower pay while executive bonuses have become obscene.
I have no problem with investing in America because I believe in our heritage. But when things get tough, you have to stand behind your workers and not bail like DHL is doing. Also like what the Budweiser workers fear may happen to them, and what I am sure you will be saying if open skies comes to America and cheap European pilots flood our skies putting even more strain on our aviation industry. Asia is short on pilots while we are finding ourselves with a surplus. If EU pilots with the likes of Ryanair flood our domestic market, who will fly American or United? Anyway I am drifting off course.
I just feel we are being sold out for lower wage labor for an increased bottom line without ANY regard to the American people. If UPS sees hard times, which they have in the past prior to owning an airline, they find ways to make it work not bail out. And as a result I feel this global economy is forcing America into a two class society. Guess which side we fall in being labor? You can disagree, it’s just my opinion. This will definitely be my last aviation job when I leave or it leaves me. The question is what industry, specialty or skill will I need to learn to not be victim to this transition our country is going through again.
