Toy maker Lego to lay off 1,200, move Connecticut production to Mexico

We had a small Pasadena Area 5 Democratic Club meeting. Two young people from the LaRouche Democrats were there and got a respectful hearing. They were urging support for a proposal to re-industrialize America and stop the exporting of American jobs.

Democrats used to ignore the LaRouche faction as crazy. When I read their literature about a decade ago over half seemed too far out there and wild attempts to link everyone to Nazis and the British royal family to drug trafficking. Since then, without retreating much if any from his central positions, less than 10% of his material seems crazy. I think when LaRouche dies and if a less authoritarian organization emerges his energetic followers could become leaders in the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, what is happening at Legoland, Delphi auto parts manufacturing, and pretty much all manufacturing sites in the United States indicates that LaRouche is correct - American business is auctioning off America's ability to produce. Next time they give you some literature, read it. Some info on the plant closings and the LaRouche campaign, good, but from a very something-or-other source.

Tags: LaRouche, jobs, manufacturing, outsourcing