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To: dljordan
Economically literate" = "shut up you ignorant peasant, we'll run your life".

That's pretty funny. But you still haven't offered one fact as to how this agreement will damage our country or, maybe how NAFTA has hurt our country or, how increased economic freedom negatively impacts per-capita GDP?

The fact that the government can tell me I have to pay two to three times the world price for sugar is a prime example of someone telling me they know better than I do. That you defend this is inconsistent with the freedom of choice you seem to support.

Tariffs are taxes. Removing these barriers to trade increases trade. This in turn increases individual wealth and government receipts. How can you say you are for freedom yet advocate in favor of allowing the government to take more of our money by imposing tariffs on what we buy?

The best thing about CAFTA is that it removes the tariffs the member countries currently impose on our exports. Why is increasing exports of American goods and services bad?

16 posted on 07/27/2005 11:18:24 AM PDT by Mase
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To: Mase

Good reply.


18 posted on 07/27/2005 11:33:09 AM PDT by dljordan
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