THE COMPLETE ARTICLE
The New York Times
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Outsourcer in Chief
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: December 11, 2006
Privatization through outsourcing is one reason the Bush administration has failed on so many fronts.
According to U.S. News & World Report, President Bush has told aides that he won’t respond in detail to the Iraq Study Group’s report because he doesn’t want to “outsource” the role of commander in chief.
That’s pretty ironic. You see, outsourcing of the government’s responsibilities — not to panels of supposed wise men, but to private companies with the right connections — has been one of the hallmarks of his administration. And privatization through outsourcing is one reason the administration has failed on so many fronts.
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...the presumption that the private sector can do no wrong and the government can do nothing right prevents us from coming to grips with some of America’s biggest problems — in particular, our wildly dysfunctional health care system.
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Outsourcing is indeed, one of the biggest problems in America today. However, it is not an issue that we can lay at the feet of the Bush camp alone. NAFTA was signed into law by Clinton at the protest of many and has proven to be the death knell of many of our domestic factories.
One of the answers to the problem of outsourcing lies with every American worker. That is the fact that we vote every two to four years with our ballots but we vote every day with our wallets. If we chose to keep our money here on the homeland, there would be less outsourcing. Instead, we walk into the local Wal-Mart in search of the bargain prices. Is it any wonder that our manufacturing jobs are going overseas?
I buy American Made, Union Made at every chance I get. Every item of clothing on my back is American Made as is my watch. If I can do it, others can too. I think of this practice in the same light as I do a diet. It's easier to pick up that piece of cake than to leave it on the table. We don't think about the consequences until after we get on the scales.
I "weened" myself off from imports during the energy crisis of the 1970's and have tried to keep heading my efforts progressively forward, urging everyone I see to do the same. A great web site to start with if anyone is willing to try changing their buying habits is: www.howtobuyamerican.com
Best wishes to all for the holidays!
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