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I agree with everything in your first two paragraphs. Excellent post. I admit, you express my thoughts better than I do.
The idea of anything being "short term" legislation only is a difficult one to enact once the law is made. There are numerous examples of this in our country today. Affirmative action is a good one to stir up a little discussion. It was meant to be a temporary short term measure to help alleviate a problem. How hard is it going to be to repeal it now? We are better off not falling into the trap, IMO.
We are losing these jobs right now, you agree. Yet, our economy is on a upswing and the unemployment figures are actually better for the last three months than they have been in 2.5 years. Oh and the wage issue, well, the average Americans wage was higher than inflation in each of the last three years. Thoughts?