THE REASON BUSH IS PLACING TARIFFS ON FOREIGN GOODS has finally dawned on me. It's the terribly serious "Out Sourcing" problem that is now hitting hard. I linked you to Winds of Change yesterday which has a pretty good thread on the subject.

What is not included in all discussions is the root cause of this "out sourcing". The huge benefits package that corporations are now paying out is destroying most of the big companies, even though they report big profits. Medical Care, Retirement, and law suits are about to kill the Golden Goose and we have to fix it. Tariffs are at best a temporary band aid. Germany and France are having the same problems except in those countries the Government is stuck with the retirement packages. This SHOULD be an election issue except that the Democrats only want tariffs. Somebody will finally talk about this. I think.