Best-selling author Barr McClellan wants economists, politicians
and business leaders to change their thinking and stop promoting
the foreign outsourcing of American jobs. The economic theory that
displaced American workers will find better paying service-oriented
jobs after U.S.-based factories are closed has not proven true, and
is clearly documented in McClellan's new book, "Made in the USA,"
from Hannover House, the book publishing division of Target
Development Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TDGI).
"Made in the USA" presents a common sense solution for America's
jobless problem, the economy and the country's growing trade
deficit. McClellan's challenge to consumers is to buy USA-made
products, and encourage retailers to support "Made in the USA"
items.
McClellan has issued a debate challenge to economists and
academics to defend the results of the past 25 years of outsourcing
philosophy against the real life conditions in America's
communities that have suffered under this failed theory. McClellan
is also challenging the major cable news networks to host an
economic debate and draw attention to this philosophical battle
that has cost millions of American jobs.
"I've heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over and expecting different results," said Hannover
House President Fred Shefte. "Only major corporations benefit from
foreign outsourcing of jobs, so it's surprising to see that many
economists ignore the local impact and the ripple effect on the
American economy. Sending jobs overseas undermines our communities,
our national sovereignty and our position as a world power. It's
amazing to me that some in academia ignore the obvious," he
concluded.
Barr McClellan is an independent businessman, an entrepreneur
and an attorney. His 2004 release of "Blood, Money & Power: How
L.B.J. Killed J.F.K." (Hannover House) went to the number one
best-seller's position on Amazon.com. In issuing his debate
challenge, McClellan released the following statement:
Improve the Economy and Provide Jobs
For twenty years now, America has endured academic theories that
companies going overseas are good for employees and that deficits
are the way to boost the economy. The past two down years show,
once again, that these theories do not work. Huge sums of money
have been given to stimulate the economy. The economy remains flat.
By any measure of rational thinking, when what you are doing is
proven again and again not to work, try something else. The time is
now to get rid of ill-conceived policies and try what works.
In a recent interview, the benefit of supporting America by
doing business with American companies was emphasized. Buy America
has been a grass roots movement ever since textile companies
started going overseas in the 1950s. Since 1990, the loss has only
worsened. Manufacturing companies abandoned America, leaving local
communities devastated and workers without jobs. "Made in the USA,"
my book on Americans and how we exported our future, calls for
buying American goods and services.
Over the past month, interviews across the United States have
shown a major interest in buying here. The questions have been what
to buy and where to buy it. The answers are to shop in local
communities, statewide, nationally and on the Net. The products are
there. To get the economy going, we have to take the initiative and
buy American. The powerful consumer economy needs a jump-start.
Buying here will do the job, and provide jobs. There is a bonus. By
getting America back on its feet and back to work, we also help the
global economy.
The academic economists continue to praise trade deficits, to
reject any idea of buying in America, and to accept job losses as
creative destruction, not personal losses to workers, their
families and their homes. St. Lawrence economist Steve Horowitz
expressed these views as the follow-up guest to my recent interview
on the Fox Business Channel. Horowitz had his facts all wrong,
saying among other erroneous points, that there are no telephone
operators left in America. Typical of academics who have never had
to meet a payroll, he is remarkably uniformed about what is
happening in the economy.
In fact, Americans lost almost one trillion dollars to foreign
interests in the year before the current downturn. In other words,
the trade deficit was a major cause of the current recession. The
job loss has been horrendous, but Washington has done nothing that
works. Horowitz says job losses are technical corrections. Take a
look at the economy. There has been a huge loss to workers and
their families. Along with Horowitz, Washington accepts this
tragedy as necessary and okay.
After two years now, the economy needs correction more than
ever. Trade deficits must be eliminated with balanced trade. We
cannot afford another downturn. The trade deficit now approaches
$600 billion, almost the same level we had just before the last
one. We need open trade where other nations disclose their
regulations for trade and eliminate their corruption by exposing
their practices. We need a level playing field where we restrict
trade with those nations restricting us or we lower the burden on
American enterprise and compete directly with those nations. We
need parity on the terms of trade. With full disclosure and fair
competition, we get the business.
Washington also needs to support American enterprise. Instead,
Washington proposes still more costs and regulations. Business
cannot compete at a loss. Business cannot move forward under the
threat of still more government burdens. Business will not invest
in new initiatives when Washington is clearly anti-business.
Horowitz defends government at a time government has to be
pulling back and helping business build the economy. He says keep
things the way they are.
During the unending politics, too often behind closed doors, the
economy goes nowhere, jobs are lost and families bear the burden.
To bring these key economic issues to the public and to show the
fallacies of continued government intervention, we have challenged
Horowitz to a public debate. We have suggested this debate occur at
the GOP Club on 53rd Street between Park and Lexington in New York
City, on Friday, August 27 at 7pm. As of the press time for this
release, Mr. Horowitz has not yet replied.
If Horowitz accepts this challenge, we see the debate as taking
about forty minutes, with equal time for each speaker. Questions
from the audience will be welcomed.
The heart of the problem remains. Government has failed to work
with the economy -- with business enterprise -- to get it to work.
Change is obviously needed. Washington needs to try something else
but remains stuck in the muck. Free the American free enterprise
system, eliminate the trade deficit by demanding open trade with
our trading partners, insist on a level playing field and stand
back. The world's hardest working, most productive, most
competitive and most generous people will get the economy
going.
Most important, freeing the economy means jobs, lots of
jobs.
The American spirit will end the current malaise and do the
job.
~ Barr McClellan, New York, NY, August 24, 2010
For more information, or to set-up an interview with Barr
McClellan, contact: ERIC PARKINSON Hannover House 479-751-4500
/ 818-481-5277 or email at: HannoverHouse@aol.com
www.HannoverHouse.com
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