Can we discuss China and Romney?

[karinothing]

I am not sure if this commercial is running everywhere but there is a Romeny commercial that blames Obama for a 25% loss in manufacturing jobs in the US (I think since he took office, but I am not entirely sure).

The ad indicates that for the first time ever China beats us in manufacturing then refers to China as a cheater. I assume this has something to do with China manipulating currency since I hear this a lot, but I am not really sure what that means.

I also don't know how Obama is responsible for the loss in manufacturing jobs, when I thought a lot of that had to do with outsourcing and well just a changing world.

Can someone explain like I am 5? Thanks!

[ttt]

Sept 17, 2012 9:59:32 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I also don't know how Obama is responsible for the loss in manufacturing jobs, when I thought a lot of that had to do with outsourcing and well just a changing world.

Obama won't let companies pay their workers 50 cents an hour and repeal all labor safety laws so that they can get labor as cheap here as in China. That's why it's his fault.

[karinothing]

Sept 17, 2012 10:17:57 GMT -5 ttt said:

Sept 17, 2012 9:59:32 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I also don't know how Obama is responsible for the loss in manufacturing jobs, when I thought a lot of that had to do with outsourcing and well just a changing world.

Obama won't let companies pay their workers 50 cents an hour and repeal all labor safety laws so that they can get labor as cheap here as in China. That's why it's his fault.

Ha, that is kind of what I was thinking.

[smock]

Sept 17, 2012 10:17:57 GMT -5 ttt said:

Sept 17, 2012 9:59:32 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I also don't know how Obama is responsible for the loss in manufacturing jobs, when I thought a lot of that had to do with outsourcing and well just a changing world.

Obama won't let companies pay their workers 50 cents an hour and repeal all labor safety laws so that they can get labor as cheap here as in China. That's why it's his fault.

So Obama is a Muslim socialist Nazi communist terrorist-loving gay OUTSOURCER OF AMERICAN JOBS?!?!?! Well now I've heard everything!

[karinothing]

Interesting, I am not sure how this country would function if we stopped buying Chinese products. . .

[karinothing]

Well speak of the devil! How timely am I? www.cnn.com/2012/09/17/politics/campaign-wrap/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

President Barack Obama campaigned in Ohio on Monday after his administration filed a global trade complaint against China alleging illegal auto industry subsidies, prompting Republican challenger Mitt Romney to complain that the move was "too little, too late."

[basilosaurus]

Hasn't Mitt criticized Obama for raising tariffs b/c it's protectionist and also for not having them on Chinese car parts? Because it hurts the auto industry that he thought (back then) should fail?