Thursday, May 13, 2004
Let's Export Lou Dobbs
I donÂ’t watch much of the news channels. But over the last few months as I would flip around the dial (going from one rerun of Law and Order to another) IÂ’d stop on Moneyline on CNN. It seems that for months now, Lou Dobbs have been decrying the exporting of America. In fact, last night (my viewing options at the Four Points, Des Moines were limited) he noted that on the Moneyline webpage they have a listing of more than 600 companies that are exporting jobs overseas. SO WHAT!
HereÂ’s a few questions for Mr. Dobbs:
IsnÂ’t Moneyline supposed to be about business?
DoesnÂ’t it make sense to send jobs overseas that can be done better, faster and cheaper by foreign workers?
Would our economy be better off if we had protected all the buggy whip manufacturing jobs?
IsnÂ’t it the process of creative destruction and reinvention that keeps AmericaÂ’s economy growing?
I say we export Lou Dobbs. I think Mr. Pibb or perhaps Dr. Pepper (He has a doctorate after all) have a better understanding of business issues than does the Dobber.
HereÂ’s a few questions for Mr. Dobbs:
IsnÂ’t Moneyline supposed to be about business?
DoesnÂ’t it make sense to send jobs overseas that can be done better, faster and cheaper by foreign workers?
Would our economy be better off if we had protected all the buggy whip manufacturing jobs?
IsnÂ’t it the process of creative destruction and reinvention that keeps AmericaÂ’s economy growing?
I say we export Lou Dobbs. I think Mr. Pibb or perhaps Dr. Pepper (He has a doctorate after all) have a better understanding of business issues than does the Dobber.
