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To: jmc813
So you opposed N/CAFTA, right?

No, I supported them as a step in the right direction. They are more managed trade agreements than truly free trade agreements, but it's a start. Eliminating tariffs increases trade, and in the case of the Central American countries, they had to agree to eliminate government monopolies on such things as insurance and telecommunications.

American companies can now go down there and compete. That's a good thing.

197 posted on 03/06/2007 11:20:52 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
No, I supported them as a step in the right direction. They are more managed trade agreements than truly free trade agreements, but it's a start.

Gotcha. Economics is certainly not my strong point, but being that my outlook is libertarian on most things, I have an automatic distrust of agreements which increase buerocracy and added red tape. Plus, the whole concept of a world body managing such things gives me the douchechills. With at least nominally friendly countries, I think we should just trade with them and dump the tarrifs and agreements.

208 posted on 03/06/2007 11:46:12 AM PST by jmc813 (Rudy Giuliani as the Republican nominee is like Martin Luther being Pope.)
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