Political Matrix Series: Question 2

[RR1997]

A change has been made to the series. You now have two votes. You first select the option that best represents your opinion (Agree, Usually Agree, Neutral, Usually Disagree, or Disagree), and then you select either the "Critical Issue" or "Not a Critical Issue" options. If a majority chooses the "Critical Issue" option, I will check the critical issue box on the P.M. quiz, and I won't if a majority chooses the "Not a Critical Issue" option. The goal of this series is to find the average Atlaisan P.M. score.

The right to individual autonomy is important, even if it threatens collective security: Usually Agree
The government should penalize organizations that practice outsourcing: ?

My opinion on this question:
Strongly disagree, and this is a very critical issue

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Strongly disagree, and this is a very critical issue

[Deus Naturae]

There's nothing inherently wrong with outsourcing. If that were the case, it would make sense for the United States to totally prohibit all trade with other countries, which would obviously be a disaster.

I consider this a critical issue, because the sort of twisted reasoning that would lead one to believe that there's something inherently bad about allowing goods to be produced by more efficient foreign producers rather than by inefficient domestic producers would, if taken to its logical conclusion, suggest that it is better for every person to live apart from one another and produce only what he himself consumes (after all, he can't allow any of his productive activities to be "outsourced" to other persons), which would undermine the division of labor and destroy society.

[Miles]

Usually disagree.

It should reward businesses that don't, but not actively punish those that do.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Agree.

[Gass3268]

Agree, critical issue. Companies that do it should be taxed up the yazoo.

[ElectionsGuy]

Disagree (critical issue)

[Cassius]

Usually Disagree. Not a particularly critical issue though, since I can't see it happening outside of Atlasia.

[Supersonic]

Disagree, non critical.

[TNF]

Agree. If you send jobs overseas, your assets in the United States should be taken over and your workers given control of them.

[politicallefty]

Agree, namely in terms of corporations seeking cheap labour. I have no issues with free trade agreements among similar economies, such as Canada, where corporations may want to create jobs. (I'd definitely support a US-EU FTA, provided it's not written in a way as to screw over the working class.) However, I'm strongly opposed to the practice that kills good-paying American jobs so that corporations can increase their profits at the expense of their employees.

[Goldwater]

Disagree.

[TDAS04]

Usually disagree. 

[dead0man]

Disagree, non critical.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Usually agree.

[IceSpear]

Agree, critical issue. Companies that do it should be taxed up the yazoo.

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

Usually agree, critical issue.

[Indy Texas]

Agree. If you send jobs overseas, your assets in the United States should be taken over and your workers given control of them.

What if the jobs were already overseas? What if a US company acquires a Chinese company that already manufacturers a product in China?

[Flake]

Agree, critical issue. Companies that do it should be taxed up the yazoo.

[H. Ross Peron]

Usually Agree, Not Critical

[Deus Naturae]

Agree, critical issue. Companies that do it should be taxed up the yazoo.

Do you believe that every single product America uses should be 100% manufactured in America? Because that's the logical conclusion of your reasoning.

I mean, you realize that a lot of the capital and jobs currently in this country were at some point in another? Do you think companies should taxed for moving jobs from New York to New Hampshire? What about from Manhattan to Brooklyn? From Little Italy to Chinatown?

[Maxwell]

Disagree (normal)

[AggregateDemand]

Disagree, Critical

Government is supposed to create a regulatory environment that encourages domestic employment. When government fails, it cannot punish businesses.

[TNF]

Agree. If you send jobs overseas, your assets in the United States should be taken over and your workers given control of them.

What if the jobs were already overseas? What if a US company acquires a Chinese company that already manufacturers a product in China?

I don't think it would need apply, in that case. But if you're going to layoff people here and move production elsewhere, you should pay the price for it.

[Deus Naturae]

Agree. If you send jobs overseas, your assets in the United States should be taken over and your workers given control of them.

What if the jobs were already overseas? What if a US company acquires a Chinese company that already manufacturers a product in China?

I don't think it would need apply, in that case. But if you're going to layoff people here and move production elsewhere, you should pay the price for it.

But if you want to move production from a foreign country to the United States, it's fine because it benefits us? Do you believe that everything we consume should be produced within our borders?