Trade Wars Are Stupid and Destructive

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[nyconse]

Yawn, more revisionist history...since exports were about 6%...nonsense...what is really awful is the damage done to this country in the last 30 years or so by free traitors who sold out their country for cheap Chinese crap...we need industry not unfair anything but free trade...Carl Marx was a supporter of free trade as a means to kill jobs standing in the way of Marxism...guess time has proved him right.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Carl Marx was a supporter of free trade as a means to kill jobs standing in the way of Marxism..

That's why we have fewer jobs now than we did before NAFTA, too much free trade.

guess time has proved him right.

LOL! Where else do you find yourself agreeing with good old Karl?

[NewRomeTacitus]

Good to see you still worship the concept of Free Trade above all else. In a world of uncertainty you provide a definitive focal point.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Good to see you still worship the concept of Free Trade above all else.

You're wrong, as usual.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Bless you too, Todd. As I said you are an immovable pivot in the universe. Lord knows why I’m for profit more than you are.

Oh, that’s it - free trade on it’s own merits without government interference. Your Free Trade is not free when our government has to accede citizen’s rights and tax dollars for profiteering. I guess we’ll catch up in Davy Jone’s Locker. Can you not make an honest buck from fair trade? Arrr - have a happy pirate day.

[Toddsterpatriot]

free trade on it’s own merits without government interference.

Sounds good to me. So how's Obama working out for you so far? Getting all you wanted?

[NewRomeTacitus]

No. I thought you voted for that carnival barker without substance. Give my best to the wife and kids.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I thought you voted for that carnival barker without substance.

But you're the one who thinks government knows best. He's right up your alley!

[NewRomeTacitus]

Flame stops here. Right after I acknowledge you’re the authority on what goes up an alley. Toddster...geez.

[Toddsterpatriot]

What goes up your alley is strictly between you and Obama.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

You are not on Obama’s side, right? So you will oppose his amnesty bill when he tries to push it?

[Toddsterpatriot]

You are not on Obama’s side, right?

Correct.

So you will oppose his amnesty bill when he tries to push it?

I opposed the Bush amnesty and the McCain amnesty and will oppose the Obama amnesty as well.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Of the Mexican trucks stopped north of the border but within the four border states, 32% of the trucks were found to have serious safety violations and were taken out of service. But outside the border states, the rate fell to a mere 19%. This is lower than the U.S. failure rate of 25% found among trucks stopped within the U.S. for road-side inspections.

As long as we have very rigorous inspections now and in the future, and are diligent about requiring insurance, I am not so concerned with the trucks themselves (although within Mexico both the condition of trucks and traffic safety in general are far below those of the USA, even if you count illegal drivers in the USA).

I am concerned that we do not have any way of knowing who the drivers are, nor what their driving records within Mexico are.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Good, I am on your side on that issue. I have some concerns about Mexican truck drivers, as I posted above.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Forget a few dozen truck drivers, where’s my wall?

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[nyconse]

Thanks!

[nyconse]

I agree that free trade will cause socialism...I don’t agree that this is a good thing. Free traitors have much to answer for.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I agree that free trade will cause socialism...

Obviously less government interference will result in socialism. The only way to prevent socialism is to greatly expand the power of government.

Free traitors have much to answer for.

Just how hard did you hit your head?