Posted on 03/13/2011 3:14:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I stopped at this point. The New Deal is the uber example of dysfunctional government intervention that made a bad situation worse, lengthened the depression and laid the foundation for statist intervention that has led to the incredible matrix of tax dollars circulating to every special interest from ‘Planned Parenthood’ to ‘rails-to-trails’ bike paths.
There is a role for government and it needs to be strong in a few places but citing the New Deal is evidence of ignorance or worse on the part of any author.
Oh. Yes. Of course. Obviously.
Uhhhh....what was that you said about not being allowed to be partisan?
Unlike the grip the Union establishment has on the DemocRAT Party.
All ills can be laid at the feet of the “New Deal”.
Gee. For 25 measly bucks you, too, can learn all about how Free Trade doesn't work.
[ The problem with “Free Trade Agreements” is that they rarely lead to free trade. ]
Free trade can only occur between two countires that are on a somewhat equal socio-economic level.
Example: free trade between Canada and the US is a good thing for both countries.
Free trade between China and the US is not so good because of the disparity of labor rates and the culture relating to labor practices.
Besides, regulating commerce doesn't mean we have to hamstring ourselves.
Protectionism doesn't protect the consumer, nor does it protect productive industries. It does protect unions and uncompetitive industries.
Every country can benefit from free trade — because it causes resources to be aligned to where the nation has comparative advantages. Free trade is the path to prosperity — protectionism is the path to penury.
(BTW, here in Canada, the socialist NDP opposes free trade. (They are afraid of the big-bad American bogey man.) The Conservatives, and even the Liberals support it.
We have many free trade agreements with countries that are nowhere near equal to our socio-economic level, yet these agreements have caused trade (and wealth) between the two countries to increase.
Free trade between China and the US is not so good because of the disparity of labor rates and the culture relating to labor practices.
We don't have a free trade agreement with China.
What this person does not understand is that the Tea Party cannot be boxed in to a particular mindset. The tea party does not care about what is good for the Democratic Party. The Tea party does not care what is good for the republican party. The tea Party cares about what’s good for America.
Whereupon, Fletch embarks upon a journey of a thousand words to discredit The Tea Party, The Republican Party, Conservatism, Free Market Principles and puppies.
BUMP.
Free trade is unilateral. Anything else is just two presidents rewarding their favorites.
About:
http://www.prosperousamerica.org/ian_fletcher.html
Ian Fletcher is Senior Economist of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, a nationwide grass-roots organization dedicated to fixing Americas trade policies and comprising representatives from business, agriculture, and labor. He was previously Research Fellow at the U.S. Business and Industry Council, a Washington think tank founded in 1933 and before that, an economist in private practice serving mainly hedge funds and private equity firms. Educated at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, he lives in San Francisco.
Ian regularly writes blog posts on trade in popular online publications. His blogs can be read at The Huffington Post and Seeking Alpha.
So Huff-Post posters aren’t partisan. And people who work research for 1933 established industry councils don’t lean left...
http://www.americaneconomicalert.org/aboutus.asp
AmericanEconomicAlert.org was founded by the U.S. Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research and educational organization dedicated to improving the American people’s awareness of critical public policy issues in such diverse fields as trade, taxation, education, health care, foreign relations, defense, and national security, among others. USBICEF is affiliated with the U.S. Business and Industry Council, a 501(c)(6) non-profit business association.
The U.S. Business and Industry Council is a national organization of business owners and executives dedicated to making the U.S. domestic economy the world’s leading engine of economic growth. The USBIC Educational Foundation is its research arm. Only a robust national economy, balanced in capabilities and dynamic in operation, can provide the material base for an American society that is stable at home and secure in the world.
The USBIC was founded in 1933 to represent the concerns of America’s small and medium-sized business community. Member companies are typically family-owned or privately held, mostly in the manufacturing sector. They are often the major employers in their home communities and the mainstays of the local economy. This membership composition has given the USBIC an outlook on issues more rooted in mainstream America than other national business groups, which are dominated by giant multinational corporations with global agendas and dwindling national loyalties.
Because it does not represent only a single industry, but has approximately 1,500 member companies in 44 states, USBIC has always based its policy positions on a national interest standard — i.e., the positions that it takes must be good for the country as a whole, both now and in terms of its future strength, rather than reflecting the narrow interests of a particular company or industry. USBIC favors lower taxes, since high hamper economic growth. Government levies on families, estates, and capital gains are particularly burdensome. It also opposes regulations that retard productive activities, especially in the development of new domestic energy sources that are needed to power a strong national economy.
Unlike many other business groups, USBIC is concerned about the impact of “globalization” on American society and independence. The huge and growing trade deficits undermine the country’s industrial base — including its defense industries, reduce personal incomes for most Americans, and threaten the financial system as indebtness to foreign corporations and governments mounts. The result is that the United States grows weaker as its vulnerabilities to overseas events increase.
The so-called philosophy of “globalization” with its emphasis on transnational organizations like the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, an International Criminal Court, and a web of suffocating agreements like the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty threaten U.S. sovereignty,which is the only firm guarantee of American liberty, values, and standard of living. As has been true since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution a quarter millennium ago, a strong economy and a strong defense go together, safeguarding the country and its people. USBIC is dedicated to keeping this connection in the forefront of American policy-making. If the United States is to maintain its pre-eminent position in the world, while continuing to prosper and advance traditional American values, it must adopt economic policies that focus on improving the productivity, capabilities, knowledge, and the wealth of the people who reside in this country
The United States must also act to advance its interests overseas; to maintain its access to resources and markets; to protect trade routes and allies; and to guard against aggression and adverse changes in the international balance of power. Building a strong national economy does not isolate America from the world, but on the contrary assures that America has the means to shape internatoinal events to its own advantage and deal with them on its own terms.
The USBIC Educational Foundation was founded in 1967 to be the research arm of USBIC and to educate both policy makers and the American public on issues of concern to USBIC member companies. To carry out this task in the area of international trade and ‘globalization,’ USBIC Educational Foundation started this web site in March 2001.
I wonder, what’s this group’s position on domestic drilling offshore and in ANWAR?
You are otherwise correct.
The more provocative the statement is the more support it requires. You don't even attempt give any. I understand that it is difficult to prove it ('case it's false), but you should at least try.
Example: free trade between Canada and the US is a good thing for both countries.
This is an example of trade that you personally don't mind.
Free trade between China and the US is not so good because of the disparity of labor rates and the culture relating to labor practices.
How do labor rates affect the "freedom" aspect of trade? I understand if you related labor practices to production, but what do they have to do with trade?
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