Jobs

It used to be that working in the U.S. brought with it certain distinctions and protections that you could find nowhere else. Now, many Americans are being forced to settle for positions they would have rejected just years or months ago.

We need to recreate or bring back millions of jobs that have been lost to outsourcing and a financial downturn.

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Over the past decade, China has stepped up trade and investment with the Western Hemisphere, especially Latin America.

Over the years, as America entered into more and more trade agreements, the manufacturing jobs dried up only to be replaced by low-paying service sector jobs. The guy putting the onions on your burger at McDonalds is not paid nearly as well as the girl dropping the engine in your Chevy Cavalier on an assembly line.

Bio: Economist

The United States is running out of time to get its budget and trade deficits under control. Despite the urgency of the situation, 2010 has been wasted in hype about a non-existent recovery.