I Am For Reasonable Labor and Environmental Laws, Against Unilaterally Handicapping of US Industry with the Same--Under the Spirit of Marriage Equality--Lets Marry Them!!!!

Currently there a push to protect the US Fishing Industry from foreign competitors because our brave men and women, who work in one of the most dangerous industries have to comply with fishing regulations, that while they exponentially reduce by-catch (dolphins, whales, turtles, etc.) and that also protect over depleted fish stock (cod, anchovies, sole), they diminish their commercial catch, increase their expenses and reduce their production rates. Their foreign competitors do not and are thereby pushing out our follow country men and women from business. This is the same death that many other US industries have suffered.

This is why years ago I stated in a paper of mine in law school that if we want our industries to comply with cost-adding environmental laws and labor laws, we should work to establish that in critical industries like these, foreign competitors have to comply with at least some bare minimum labor and environmental laws that have some semblance to what our businesses have comply with to slightly even the playing field.

So I say certify foreign fishing competitors that comply with commercial fishing regulations our compatriots follow and thereby save American fisheries, US fishing trawler businesses, and our dignity. Then work to give some other US industries a rebirth--like textiles and garments?

Loren M. Lambert © January 10, 2014