How to reduce unemployment rate in America

[dobrzynski]

How to reduce unemployment rate in America 1. reduce workweek from 40 to 35 2. require that all workers have at least 4 weeks paid vacation for every 52 weeks working weeks. 3. Increase overtime pay to 1.5 times regular wage to 1.7. 4. Impose vat tax on foreign goods.

[treadaway]

worked for a while in Europe, but they're hurting now, too.

[lukin]

everyone is hurting it's a global recession.

[sunwei]

Krugman thinks we should tax the shit out of Chinese goods. He's probably right, since they are definitely engaging in currency manipulation to tilt the trade-balance with the US in their favor. A VAT on foreign-only goods is interesting, but that would be a slippery slope to a VAT on all goods

[monett]

if we just stopped giving companies incentives to send work overseas, that would be a good start.

[ibrahim]

i think the taxation of chinese exports is a krugman knows what he's doing

[stricklen]

Hell yes we should tax China. They have all our money anyways and are stockpiling gold. Though the people there have had a taste of what it's like to have money and the Gubment over there isn't taking too kindly to it. Viva la Revolution! (in Chinese that is)

[scharrer]

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