I don't think that we are doing as well in a number of areas. Our produce sales are hurting big time to Canada under Nafta. The trade deficit over 4 billion greater than before NAFTA.
We lost over 16,000 jobs in Food processing.
Net farm income declined over 52 billion dollars, a net decline of 10%.
Real farm payments increased 29% since NAFTA.
NAFTA was supposed to increase Mexican workers wages and jobs. Since NAFTA, Mexico has lost 1.3 million jobs, and workers are still flooding into the US in record numbers. It could be argued that NAFTA contributed heavily to illegal immigration.
NAFTA countries continue to put large tarriffs on US produce.
Looking at trade with one state, Texas, Before NAFTA in product after product, exports were higher.
The before and after picture of NAFTA is bleak. Why is the American Economy doing well? Americans work longer and harder than virtually any country on earth. Despite the stupidity and greed in our government, we manage to do well.
CAFTA is just more of the same. You wont get me to accept that it helps though. It will be a destructive influence on our country. We will survive it because we must.
We sell more or less to Canada since NAFTA? We sell more or less to Mexico since NAFTA?