(07-19-2018, 12:45 PM)Kotite Wrote: That is great. How does it make sense then to knee cap the number of H1B workers coming to America to satisfy tech jobs we are woefully ill equipped to fill with the domestic labor pool? What steps have been taken to better equip our labor force to gain these in-demand skills? How many of these people are working more than one job since their wage is not sufficient to live off of? How come wage growth is so much lower than expected? You cannot call check mate when you have barely proven you can play checkers. What part of your statement addresses any of my last statement? None, but it sure sounded good.

You aren't very good at this economy thing huh? The economy will eventually move to a new equilibrium. The domestic labor pool was empty and shallow at best as most qualified individuals had to take jobs overseas since not domestically available. We were in a recession and by all measures still in recovery. More domestic demand, more jobs, more competition, higher wages, less barriers to entry, etc. There will be short and long run implications to consider. It takes time to hit the magic nominal wage growth number of 3.5% and beyond. This is basic economics. FYI, jobs are out there but folks are too lazy to acquire the skills necessary.

In my opinion, Trump should have waited atleast a year before introducing new tariffs. Give time for the new tax policy to take root. It was necessary but not so quickly.

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