Economically Incorrect

People are consumers.

It should be an outrage that unemployment is so high, yet we are told that we need ‘illegal aliens’ to do the jobs that Americans refuse to do. There was even a developer interviewed who stated that he had to hire ‘questionables’ or he would have no laborers at all. He could not understand why Americans did not want to work for $20 an hour.

I became less confused myself with one quick trip to Salaries.com. I mean it did sound good where I saw the story, but in the city he spoke of, for the job he offered, the rate was $27 an hour. What is the real story there? Were there really no Americans that would do the job, or was it just a drastic cut in pay? How high is the cost of living in that city? Shouldn’t there have been more questions?

We have been told all of our lives that we have the right to pursue our own happiness, yet we have seen so many jobs outsourced that it is now being done right here at home. Do the masses seem to be happy? It sounds more like ‘questionables’ are being used to keep labor rates down, while Americans are forced to either bend over, or go without. Was it seriously suggested that maybe some Americans should just give up the luxury of having a home of their own, and group together? Yes, that would be a great standard of living to adopt from another culture. Just explain to your family why you must share a 3/1with two other families so your boss can live in a 9/4 alone with his. Whose happiness are we left to pursue? And if that is an acceptable way to raise a family, why are so many people coming here to do better?

Maybe we should stop trying to be so politically correct, and just talk politically all together. I do not mean to sound heartless, or take away from anyone’s misfortune, but what if we stopped referring to everyone as people and begin calling them customers, or consumers. You know, speak the language. Everyone feels bad about 2000 people loosing their jobs, but if you even suggest that there could soon be 2000 fewer consumers, even Rich Richard may start listening. Or is the idea of 2000 customers disappearing just too horrific for any business to think about?