While President Barack Obama has tried to rebuild the American dream, it has become obvious that the American dream has become only a dream. Companies that are not owned or operated by a larger business will be shut down. If a company cannot produce without a union, the work will be outsourced.

That makes it easier for investors willing to dominate other countries while still retaining citizenship in the United States.

For years, I have advocated for strict fiscal conservatism on rebuilding the American dream. Tax companies that outsource to the tune of 20 to 30 percent of their income, and assess penalties for companies that use what amounts to slave labor in foreign countries. I wonder how many jobs would come back to America?

That could diminish human rights violations in other countries, including sex trafficking of young women. How? Because, the U.S. would finally have the funding to stop it.

Joseph Ziehm, Lewiston