Horsecrap, Brady. As if we make anything that your new "customers" can afford.
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"Horsecrap, Brady. As if we make anything that your new "customers" can afford."
Exactly. NAFTA was a badly negotiated deal that was sold as a job creator for our country. All it did was send the trade deficit with Mexico through the roof while U.S. companies bolted south for cheap labor. Maybe, just maybe, one day the American people will tire of being sold out by congress.
Willie,
Travel much?
I can understand, and respect, (but disagree with) your protectionist leanings, however your statement above is simply not true. Even in traveling in the third world, one is astounded by the number of American products in circulation.
And yes, not all of them are wholly manufactured in the 50 states, but often the higher value elements of their design, production and distribution are performed by Americans.
"This is a test of American leadership in a changing world," said Rep. Kevin Brady (news, bio, voting record), R-Texas, a leading proponent of the agreement. "We cannot claim to be fighting for American jobs and yet turn our backs on 44 million new customers in Central America.
Horsecrap, Brady. As if we make anything that your new "customers" can afford.
Bush has this "wonderful vision" of a united Americas. Goodbye standard of living. Scary. Another reason to vote constitution party.
"As if" apparently "is so." Currently these little countries are, collectively, somehow able to afford $15,000,000,000 of U.S. goods annually. Divided by 44 million that's about $340 per capita. That's not huge, but it's certainly not not "anything". Or, what, do you think they'll buy less when tariffs on U.S. goods are lifted?