house Bill H.R. 1892
If You Lose Your Job Because of a Trade Agreement — Should the Gov't Retrain You for New Jobs?
Argument in favor
When U.S. workers lose their jobs because of trade — through no fault of their own — it should be up to programs like the TAA to help those workers and their families transition into new careers to get back on their feet in the U.S. economy.
06/11/2015
As long as there are strict limits on the training time so people aren't taking advantage of the system.
05/11/2015
This trade agreement shouldn't even be approved. We've already seen how past trade agreements have destroyed middle class jobs and lives and communities.
Argument opposed
Why should U.S. workers be retrained to accommodate trade agreements that are tanking the job market? The workers aren't the problem, the trade agreements are. Plus, this program is funded with budget gimmicks, and has proven to be ineffective.
05/19/2015
"We must rebuild American manufacturing and rewrite our trade agreements so that our largest export is not our jobs. #TPP"
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05/11/2015
The federal government should NEVER make trade agreements that have a deleterious effect on U.S. citizens. Remember us? Your constituents and employers? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING FOR US!
05/12/2015
The government should not pay to retrain, the companies that ship the jobs overseas to save a buck should have to pay to retrain. It's time for them to own up to what they do to the American economy and work to correct the problems they cause.
"We must rebuild American manufacturing and rewrite our trade agreements so that our largest export is not our jobs. #TPP"
The federal government should NEVER make trade agreements that have a deleterious effect on U.S. citizens. Remember us? Your constituents and employers? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING FOR US!
As long as there are strict limits on the training time so people aren't taking advantage of the system.
The government should not pay to retrain, the companies that ship the jobs overseas to save a buck should have to pay to retrain. It's time for them to own up to what they do to the American economy and work to correct the problems they cause.
This trade agreement shouldn't even be approved. We've already seen how past trade agreements have destroyed middle class jobs and lives and communities.
There should always be an occupational opportunity regardless of your light mistakes. You learn from your mistakes and then you improve. If you are not productive on a trade agreement and you are removed from your job, this is outrageous because our current trading economy with foreign nations is erratic and we are manipulated by trade agreements. It should not automatically be the Blame of the employee, ITS THE CORPORATIONS wrong Doings. Industries and companies positively impact their business by educating their employees as well
I don't see how the government would be capable of handling the retraining in an efficient manner
There is a better solution though; BRING THE JOBS BACK TO THE U.S. AND STOP MAKING IT SO DARNED HARD FOR BUSINESSES IN THIS COUNTRY; ESP. SMALL BUSINESS.
It's their fault for enacting it. They need to make sure you can get a new job!
Isn't the point of a trade agreement to have a net positive economic benefit? You break eggs when you make an omelet.
While I agree that workers should be able to benefit from a retraining program since it's not their fault that the jobs are gone, I disagree that businesses should be allowed to make trade agreements to ship jobs overseas. We would be better off focusing on making sure there are more jobs for American citizens and not allowing corporations to "make a quick buck" by taking away our jobs and sending them elsewhere.
Keep manufacturing in house. We must have a larger export market
Dependency on government leads to poverty. Look at the growth of Government to the growth of poverty. The smaller the government the less people fall into poverty.
Those who lose their jobs due to a trade agreement are an unfortunate casualty. Trade agreements benefit the United States, and should not be held fully responsible, as they create new jobs in turn and help the economy overall.
They should get the jobs of the ones who signed the trade agreement.
I truly believe in an America that helps its citizens when outside forces beyond their control, causes them to lose their job, and help a hardworking American family in need of some help. That isn't asking the world and having a positive and productive relationship with government is not a bad thing.
If the government makes trade agreements that cause Americans to lose their job it's their responsibility to fix it