Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America

Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America
by Byron L. Dorgan

Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America
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Author: Byron L. Dorgan
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN: 031235522X
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

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Book Review: The Selling Out of America's Middle Class Bible
Summary: 5 Stars

Senator Dorgan is one of our REAL politicians who represent us in Washington. I wish I had a choice of a man like Senator Dorgan in my local races. This book will make you very angry though and be prepared to get the itch to do something about it. This book inspired me to become much more involved in Politics and activism.

Summary of Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America

Our trade deficit increases by $2 billion a day. Pharmaceutical companies and their lobbyists have such influence in Washington that Medicare, by current law, is not allowed to negotiate lower drug prices. We import oil on an ever-increasing scale, putting ourselves into dept with the Saudis, the Kuwaitis, and other Middle Eastern nations. With their windfall profits, they continue to buy American assets. China's booming economy and abundance of cheap labor are threatening our economic survival. We have mortgaged our fortunes, our principles, and our way of life.
??????????? In this comprehensive look at the real, human toll of America's unsound trade policy, Senator Byron Dorgan exposes the myth of "free trade." Indeed, free trade is not free; it is something that is slowly but surely draining away American prosperity. Sure, Chinese labor can drive down prices at Wal-Mart; at the same time, however, those saved wages-dollars that would have gone to buy these cheaper goods-are gone. Too soon, it will all come crashing down.
??????????? Major U.S. corporations continue to ship jobs overseas by the millions and, because of their influence in Washington, avoid paying a king's ransom in taxes. Many billions of dollars that these companies fleece from the government and the American people go overwhelmingly to investments in expanding production capabilities overseas. In short, our government is in the grip of corporate and foreign interests, and the American worker has born the brunt of this culture of corruption. How can we stem the tide of outsourcing? Why has the White House done nothing? Will the middle class survive?
??????????? From describing corporate profiteering to calling to action a lethargic, inactive government, Byron Dorgan exposes the truth about the destructive relationship between corporations and Congress and proposes strategies for what can really be done to preserve America's preeminence in the world.
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"Written with poignant stories, persuasive logic and superb factual support, this book is a wake up call for every American who cares about U.S. policy on trade and jobs.? One doesn't have to agree with all that Senator Dorgan writes in this book to find it remarkably compelling."? --Senator Tom Daschle
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"If you're tired of seeing good American jobs shipped overseas in search of cheap labor, you're going to appreciate this book.? Senator Dorgan and I have joined forces in the Senate to fight the trade policies of a weakening America.? His book offers real solutions that can strengthen our country."? --Senator Lindsay Graham
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:If you think that no one in Washington gives a damn about about corporate greed and the decimation of America's middle class, you haven't met Senator Byron Dorgan.? In TAKE THIS JOB AND SHIP IT," this modern day Prairie Populist pops the greedhead right in their snouts, using both facts and a stinging sense of humor. ?Byron's book is both a rallying cry and a blueprint for action.? If you believe America is headed in the wrong direction and you want to do something about it read this book, then help us elect more Byron Dorgans."? --Jim Hightower
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"Senator Byron Dorgan is one of the few elected official of either party who ahs consistently and unwaveringly defended the interests of American working men and women and their families.? His commitment to our country and the truth is inspiring.? His book is a trenchant and timely examination of America's so-called free trade policies and the exorbitant cost to our middle class and our nation."? --Lou Dobbs
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"I watched Senator Dorgan take on the powerful interests in the U.S. Senate, and this book shows that he is still at it.? Our country's trade policies are a scandal, and Dorgan has the guts to expose it and name names.? He also tells us how to put our country back on track.? This is an important book that might finally call our country to action to protect good jobs and our way of life." -Senator Fritz Hollings
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