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Trump Strengthening Economic Ties / Alliance w/Canada. (Largest trade agreement in history.)
The White House ^ | June 20, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 06/20/2019 8:04:02 PM PDT by golux

United States goods and services trade with Canada totaled more than $700 billion in 2018. Canada was the United States’ largest goods export market in 2018 and the largest foreign trading partner for 33 states. The United States and Canada had more than $844 billion invested in one another’s economies as of 2017. Our two countries’ deep economic ties will only become stronger under the new USMCA, which will be the largest trade agreement in history. USMCA contains the strongest and most comprehensive labor and environmental chapters of any trade agreement ever negotiated. The agreement is a huge win for American auto workers, as it will generate $34 billion in new investments and 76,000 new jobs in the auto industry across the United States. The agreement will incentivize the use of high-wage labor in auto manufacturing. Thanks to USMCA, American farmers and ranchers will have access to an expanded, fairer market to export their goods.....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: auto; canada; trade; usmca
Winning.
1 posted on 06/20/2019 8:04:02 PM PDT by golux
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To: golux

and Pelosi wants to mess around with it? I say Pelosi should go for it!


2 posted on 06/20/2019 8:05:25 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: golux

Great.

Good for both countries, which is the idea.


3 posted on 06/20/2019 8:19:28 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: golux

Kick Mexico out of it and switch to Brazil.


4 posted on 06/20/2019 8:27:57 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Isn't it funny that the very people who scream "My body, my choice" wants a say in your healthcare?)
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To: golux

President Trump, you magnificent bastard.


5 posted on 06/20/2019 8:52:20 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: golux

Why can’t the USA make a similar deal with the UK so they can’t be blackmailed by the EU?


6 posted on 06/20/2019 11:25:12 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Why can’t the USA make a similar deal with the UK so they can’t be blackmailed by the EU?

You would need the approval of the UK government...

7 posted on 06/21/2019 12:18:43 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

A brilliant idea. One of the problems I suppose is that England got rid of her forests. Coal?

United Kingdom’s Top 10 Exports
Machinery including computers: US$72.5 billion (15% of total exports)
Vehicles: $55.4 billion (11.4%)
Gems, precious metals: $47.5 billion (9.8%)
Mineral fuels including oil: $45.1 billion (9.3%)
Pharmaceuticals: $30.1 billion (6.2%)
Electrical machinery, equipment: $29.4 billion (6.1%)


8 posted on 06/21/2019 9:09:12 PM PDT by golux
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