Posted on 07/28/2005 8:26:19 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
American Families Are Hungry Too; CAFTA-DR's Passage Questioned
WASHINGTON, July 28 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Early Thursday morning the House passed the Central American Free Trade Agreement by a two-vote margin, 217-215. The Senate approved CAFTA-DR last month; it now goes to the President for his signature.
The agreement's said purpose is to open trade between the US, Central America and the Dominican Republic to promote higher paying and better jobs, investment in America and helping to forge relations with developing countries, supposedly cutting down on job loss and immigration issues.
"Why would America purposely give away American jobs to bridge relations with developing countries?" asks Janice McLean DeLoatch, syndicated TV host of Entrepreneurs Edge. "Americans are already suffering from manufacturing and textile jobs being lost overseas. I know this from my own personal business experience. Our families are hungry too. I would like to know if those in the US House had businesses deals that will be impacted by this agreement. Do we deserve to have American businesses go out-of-business for the sake of helping the democracies of Central America and the Dominican Republic succeed."
To schedule an interview with Janice McLean DeLoatch, call 410-515-2991, 443-299-7360 or email info@entrepeneursedge.org.
Other than that, I really have no interest.
Cite your source please.
I know. I looked at your Fed Reserve link between when I sent you the last post and this one. It's fine, it's fine. It tracks accumulated national household wealth from 2000 - 2004. No problems there. I can't find if it's adjusted for yearly inflation, but that would only come into play if we had some large price fluctuation in the last 4 years or if you're comparing 2005 to 1955.
My problem is thus: The liberal talking point is "Boo hoo hoo it isn't fair that some people are rich and some people are poor. Everyone should be the same." I don't buy that! I recognize hard work will (or lack thereof) will put you in your proper place on the wealth scale. But, I do have a problem with a small group of buddies getting together and fixing things in their favor. That's not America.
Yeah, you and the other Eeyores will still pull the Republican lever, and then brag about how you "stayed home" on election night.
What are you talking about...there is no garment industry, steel industry, electronics industry and soon the auto industry will be gone...thanks to global 'trade'. Soon, you will hear the sucking sound too as will many American workers.
You know teens who need money for school or whatever can't get jobs because of migrant workers... so I say yes we can do without them.
Our economy is running on debt....the first downturn will send it crashing. A country that does not manufacture things can not be great.
I will bet that she has her pantyhose manufactured somewhere besides the United States too.
What are the right skills...
computers-nope those job are going to India or Indian workers are coming here.
Call centers- nope those jobs are going overseas as well
engineering- nope plans (including Auto) are closing in the US
Nursing- new cheaper guest workers are pouring into that field as well
Tell me what skills will save the modern American worker?
The downsides of US manufacturing jobs going south at a slightly faster rate and having millions of illegals taking fast food jobs away from American teenagers seem minimal to the Administration compared to the very real risks of having Latin Americans working to profit Chinese companies and the appearance of Chinese nuclear-tipped missiles in Tijuana.
No we don't manufacture more in America...completely untrue.
If my husband loses his job at General Motors...I will vote third party.
I don't blame any manufacturer for moving their company where they don't have to deal with CRAP like this...
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in the 1950’s Congress amended the National Labor Relations Act to outlaw secondary boycotts and hot cargo agreements. A secondary boycott takes place when a union has a dispute with an employer – let us call it Company A. The Union puts economic pressure on another company Company A does business with in order to get the second company to pressure Company A to succumb to the Union’s demands. The intent of the secondary boycott prohibition was to keep neutral, non-parties-to a labor dispute, out of it.
A hot cargo agreement, which is basically an agreement between a company and a union to engage in a secondary boycott, was also prohibited, specifically by Section 8(e) of the NLRA. An agreement between a company and union that the company will not do business with another company with whom the union has a dispute - is against the law. Thus, an agreement between a union and a company that the company will only subcontract to firms that have union contracts is a violation of Section 8(e).
In prohibiting secondary boycotts and hot cargo agreements in the late 1950’s, Congress created two exceptions. One is extremely limited and involves the Construction Industry. The second, is what is commonly known as the Garment Industry Proviso to Section 8(e) of the NLRA. The Garment Industry Proviso states that for purposes of the hot cargo prohibition and the secondary boycott prohibition, all firms that are part of the "integrated process of production of garments" shall be considered single employers and thus legitimately and lawfully the subject of the secondary boycotts and the hot cargo agreements.
Instead, the Garment Industry Proviso in the 90’s does basically one thing – it provides million of dollars a year to UNITE.
UNITE – has collected approximately $100 million in "liquidated damages" from jobbers who import work or give it to non-union "sweatshops" in the United States.
Skilled trades, health care, anything in building industry, financial services, transport and logistics. Don't kid yourself by falling into the assumption that everything is going overseas. There are TONS of call center jobs out there. Every business does not have the desire and the wherewithal to take their business overseas. I do not know one single person who is unemployed and who wants to work. I am in SE Wisconsin and our unemployment is under the national number of 5%. Some employers seeking skilled labor are begging for qualified candidates.
What does your husband do at GM?
Explain the recent layoff of 14,000 persons at HP given your statement.
Seems to me that HP is shedding jobs, not adding them, but maybe I'm not as enlightened as others are at looking to the past instead of the future.
"Yeah, you and the other Eeyores will still pull the Republican lever, and then brag about how you "stayed home" on election night."
I hope you feel pretty comfortable with that belief.
I may change my mind on CAFTA if it pans out, but I am concerned about our (the US) independence. We should, no matter how inefficient, always be able to make anything we need on our own; os at least retain the knowledge of how to make it. Plus, I personally believe consumption has lead to a sort of degradation of society. We used to call it "keeping up with the Jones'es". The drive to "stay current" and "hip". I believe (faith only, not proof) this can spiritually (morally?) weaken a society. Somehow, the idea of "doing something worthwhile with your life" has been replaced by "get the most stuff". Just MHO, and not a well-thought out one at that. I'm willing to wait and see.
Neener, neener neener.
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