By: Diane Evans

Diane Evans — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:11:21 +0000

A grandmother’s worry: Will there be a job for my grandchildren or yours? Michael Stumo, CEO of the advocacy group Coalition for a Prosperous America, says, “Americans who lose their jobs as a result of the Trans Pacific Partnership, about one-third will never work again, one-third will find lower paying positions, and only one-third will eventually find a comparable position. We’ve created a consumer mindset that has almost no social conscience. There will be much more poverty, meaning our infrastructure is and will suffer more. The divorce rate is and will go up more. This puts stress on our kids and causes social problems. If you want to have a successful economy, you want to capture as much of the value in the supply chain as you can. That means bringing manufacturing back to the United States and supporting products made in this country.” Along with this concern for our children, I am deeply concerned about the grandmothers and grandchildren in other countries. The savings made by corporations for the consumer is often made because of cheap unsafe factories and slave wages. That is immoral. I cannot accept it. Please do as Jim asks, “Write or call your senators and House members to tell them not to pass this proposal without oversight; they should reject “fast track.”

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By: Diane Evans