To: CharlesWayneCT; DoughtyOne; huck von finn; meandog; EternalVigilance; hedgetrimmer; inquest; ...
3,014 posted on
02/22/2006 4:40:25 PM PST by
DoNotDivide
(Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.)
To: DoNotDivide
The current policy has its roots in the Clinton adminstration and the "free trader" dictum of "leveling the playing field".
From 1999:MARAD and its partners are making significant contributions to the restructuring of government's role in U.S. commercial shipbuilding. The government's focus is no longer predominately directed at enforcement of regulations. Government is becoming a proactive partner with industry in leveling the playing field in world shipbuilding markets,
See italics. This is why our maritime industry is in such dire shape, and also why foreign governments have been given access to it.
3,017 posted on
02/22/2006 5:27:33 PM PST by
hedgetrimmer
("I'm a millionaire thanks to the WTO and "free trade" system--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
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