The Nerve Trump Hits

Right after WWII, to get Japan back on its feet, the U.S. created a special trade relationship.  This allowed products made in Japan to cheaply enter the U.S. markets.

In the 50s the term ‘Japanese Junk’ applied to many products which weren’t as good as those made in America.

But Japan began to excel and produce great electronic goods, motor vehicles, etc.

The same kind of relationship was created with South Korea to help it advance and bring up its standard of living.  Many products came into the U.S. in the late 50s and 60s from Korea.

Somehow these programs and plans were a bit twisted in the late 60s and 70s which allowed American companies to put factories overseas to the detriment of factories in the United States.

There are many ‘Company Towns’ in America.  A factory was placed somewhere, thousands of people were needed, a town was built for these people.

Schools would then be built for their children, diners for them to eat, supermarkets, other stores and in a few years where there had been nothing was now a real town.

The majority of people worked in the factory.

When the factory moved, these people were out of work. There weren’t other jobs.  They moved away, and all the business that depended on them began to close.

Detroit is a perfect example of this.   Once a major city, Motown, with everything from a Baseball team to a style of music, now, a veritable ghost town.

There are hundreds of cities like Detroit, and thousands of people who wound up on the street because there were no jobs for them.

No jobs for them and no business for those who relied on them.   The farm which produced eggs and milk and beef for thousands of people lost its market.

The teachers who had 20 kids in their class now had none and had to relocate.

The fact that  U.S. businesses continue to open sweat shops abroad where it can pay people $1 a day (or less) has caused the crisis.

When Trump hits that note, the crowd sings, because this is the point they want to hear.

They want the jobs to come home.  They want to buy ‘made in the U.S.’ products.

They don’t care about ethnicities or policies, they care about jobs and they care about locally made items.