To: Prost1; Dane; Pukin Dog
"And, I doubt, FDI will flee. There are too many other non-muslim coutries with lots of $$ to invest in the U.S."
Prohibiting foreign ownership of commercial entities is a "canary in the coal mine" warning of nationalization. Once you put the possibility of nationalization on the table, only the exceptionally stupid would invest--and that demographic tends to have very low purchasing power.
131 posted on
02/20/2006 11:02:38 AM PST by
BeHoldAPaleHorse
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
"Prohibiting foreign ownership of commercial entities is a "canary in the coal mine" warning of nationalization."
This is an exaggeration of "logic". We are talking about prohibiting Arabs and Muslims from controlling US Ports and extending the logic, to key US industries.
It appears you wish to go on and on, starting with how this is economic Labradoreans to being some sort of "canary".
A country has the right to protect and defend itself, and that includes protecting borders, ports, waterways and any means of ingress or egress. It also means protecting key industries that might be needed in time of war, ie. the military plant in Texas.
So, continue your illogic. You do not know where self-defense begins vs. economic rights.
180 posted on
02/20/2006 12:51:15 PM PST by
Prost1
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