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Also we’re really bad at it, no?– in part because it seems like a dole for “losers” (in part because it kind of is) twitter.com/BruceBartlett/…
Mickey Kaus
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Also we’re really bad at it, no?– in part because it seems like a dole for “losers” (in part because it kind of is) twitter.com/BruceBartlett/…
@kausmickey the struggle for efficiency makes for investment that can offset the losses, but not when that investment is being done abroad.
@kausmickey An ounce of winning–better wages, prospects–for the worker is worth a pound of compensation at “losing” end, socially.
@kausmickey @BruceBartlett Sadly the hidden way we have dealt with this is the Disability program. But this is not enough.
@kausmickey Trade Adjustment Assistance doesn’t work very well and works better in manufacturing than services.
@BruceBartlett @kausmickey And TAA stinks largely bc wankers refuse to do better. They also wouldn’t compensate losers from protection.
@JamesVSmithIV @BruceBartlett @kausmickey We have been here before. Too many people, not enough productive work to go around.
@JamesVSmithIV @BruceBartlett @kausmickey Barring the emergence of a new plague, war is the only solution.
@kausmickey The hoops that must be jumped through to qualify for Trade Adjustment Assistance. https://t.co/26EXzdQI16
@kausmickey There was a govt-paid retraining program for programmers some thought resulted in 0 new jobs for participants.
@kausmickey @BruceBartlett and yet all that may really be required is to stop the gaming of system on the margins.