[Brilliant]

I agree with you. On balance, it's a net gain for us.

We don't grow too many pineapples, coconuts, and bananas in this country anyway. It's hard to see how Central Americans are going to offer much competition to American workers.

[jpsb]

With CAFTA, investors will feel much safer about relocating plants and factories in CAFTA countries. The GOP staid as much in the debate, the CAFTA countries are just another cheap labor pool to be utilized by industrialists to avoid high labor counties like the usa.

[moehoward]

"We don't grow too many pineapples, coconuts, and bananas in this country anyway."

Pretty sure we get those compliments of our 50th state.

[Dat Mon]

YOU SAID..."We don't grow too many pineapples, coconuts, and bananas in this country anyway. "

Heres some amazing news...I went to the grocery store the other night...and actually BOUGHT some those items...have done so for years.

Don't know where they came from though.

Who among the CAFTA proponents such as yourself is willing to stand up NOW and make a prediction as to what the median cost of these items is going to be AFTER CAFTA is ratified by all countries. Normalize the present cost to 1.0.

Anybody want to take a guess?