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Why The American Public Rejects the Bush Economic "Plan" (Part 2)
AmericanEconomicAlert.org ^ | Friday, February 24, 2006 | William R. Hawkins

Posted on 02/25/2006 5:45:53 AM PST by Willie Green

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Reform CFIUS to Stop Foreign Raiders from Dismantling the Defense Industrial Base

1 posted on 02/25/2006 5:45:56 AM PST by Willie Green
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To: AAABEST; afraidfortherepublic; A. Pole; arete; beaver fever; billbears; Digger; ...

ping


2 posted on 02/25/2006 5:46:30 AM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green
"The sky is falling, the sky is falling, the sky is falling..."

Oh, never mind, it's just Willie sharing his negative finds.

3 posted on 02/25/2006 5:50:48 AM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: Willie Green
In 2003 and 2005, President Bush threatened to veto legislation from the House Armed Services Committee that would have restricted the outsourcing of military contracts – in order to maintain a stronger domestic defense industrial base. His threat was not tested because Republican leaders in the Senate, lobbied heavily by corporations that favor the overseas outsourcing of defense work, blocked the House initiative. So today we buy components for our precision-guided bombs from China.

At least the Outsourcer-in-Chief is consistent.

4 posted on 02/25/2006 5:53:52 AM PST by raybbr (ANWR is a barren, frozen wasteland - like the mind of a democrat!)
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To: harpu

LOL


5 posted on 02/25/2006 5:57:07 AM PST by verity (The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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To: Willie Green

All these congress critters are gonna look like a bunch of punks when they all change their minds because either this deal goes though or we lose the UAE.


6 posted on 02/25/2006 6:03:25 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Willie Green
(In the specific case of the state-owned company Dubai Ports World...)

Read and learn..............

7 posted on 02/25/2006 6:04:30 AM PST by yoe
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To: Willie Green
"The average citizen knows this by instinct. Seeing factories close or move overseas, and watching domestic assets transferred into foreign hands, are clearly not the signs of a country positioning itself for a better future. That is why the revolt against the White House on the ports comes from the grassroots, amplified by talk radio."


The "average citizen" knows little of foreign policy and what it should, or should not be.

As far as the deficit goes, they could care less as long as they get their little piece of the pies. That, even though they believe the U.S. "daffolsit" is like them being over their heads in debt, which it is not.

But sure, let's build a wall around us and live happily ever after.






8 posted on 02/25/2006 6:07:01 AM PST by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: G.Mason
The "average citizen" knows little of foreign policy and what it should, or should not be.

Yes the Bush Administration truly believes that the American People are stupid.

9 posted on 02/25/2006 6:10:11 AM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green
*BUMP*!

No problemo. Just buy some cheap crapola from the nearest Wally World and build our international trade deficit. NAFTA and CAFTA are good. 'Sales are good for our economy,' says the Rushbots. Whatever. 'The Dubai ports deal is good,' say dittoheads. Whatever, again and again, whatever. I recommend you refinance your home, apply for more credit cards, buy a new Cadillac and party while the party still lasts. After all, it's only money. Who cares that bankruptcy no longer works and your mountain of debt has been sold to countries like Dubai. I'm going to buy foreclosures.

10 posted on 02/25/2006 6:11:26 AM PST by ex-Texan (Matthew 7:1 through 6)
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To: Willie Green

Protectionism by any other name is still protectionism and, when practiced by the world's leading economy, a fast track to worldwide economic disaster.


11 posted on 02/25/2006 6:35:53 AM PST by catpuppy
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To: Willie Green

For some odd reason, Willie Green's party just can't get into office to offer their competing super-patriotic American economic plan for closed borders and factory jobs for all.


12 posted on 02/25/2006 6:37:41 AM PST by dr_who_2
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To: catpuppy
Protectionism by any other name is still protectionism and, when practiced by the world's leading economy, a fast track to worldwide economic disaster.

Prove it. Prove that if we protected our economy that it would lead to "worldwide economic disaster".

13 posted on 02/25/2006 6:37:44 AM PST by raybbr (ANWR is a barren, frozen wasteland - like the mind of a democrat!)
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To: Echo Talon

With the way the wind is blowing, even Tom Delay is against the deal.


14 posted on 02/25/2006 6:42:03 AM PST by TXBSAFH (Proud Dad of Twins, What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!!!!!!)
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To: Willie Green

Yes!!!

Willie Green, our resident economic gloom-and-doom prophet.

You never disappont, Will!!!

Keep on truckin'.


15 posted on 02/25/2006 6:49:01 AM PST by El Conservador ("No blood for oil!"... Then don't drive, you moron!!!)
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To: harpu
"The sky is falling, the sky is falling, the sky is falling..."

That's just snow.

16 posted on 02/25/2006 6:51:13 AM PST by airborne
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To: catpuppy
Protectionism by any other name is still protectionism

Yes, National Security is protectionism.

17 posted on 02/25/2006 6:59:30 AM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: raybbr
Prove it. Prove that if we protected our economy that it would lead to "worldwide economic disaster".

When you can define "protected the economy" in all of its details, I'll see what I can do. I'll check back with you in a few decades to see how you're doing.

18 posted on 02/25/2006 7:06:51 AM PST by catpuppy
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To: yoe
(In the specific case of the state-owned company Dubai Ports World...)

Read and learn..............

That gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to know that Dubai makes nice to us while the corporate elite continue to sell American business and labor down the tube. A nation's wealth is not measure by how much money is in the bank accounts of its elite. It's measured by how much it can make and manage for its people. We are making and managing less and less for ourselves.

Not only are international corporations killing small American business by way of cheap goods, but also they are killing labor by removing incentives for Americans to enter the trades because of cheap illegal immigrants. The shadow economy usually limited to drugs, prostitution, waiters, and the occasional shady deal is growing as illegal immigrants work under the table in the trades. This is a corruption that will cost the honest taxpayer more and more. The blame for this can be laid right at the feet of the Republicans.

19 posted on 02/25/2006 7:09:18 AM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (From behind enemy lines)
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To: Willie Green
Yes, National Security is protectionism.

And fear accompanied by ignorance makes a very poor shield indeed.

20 posted on 02/25/2006 7:13:46 AM PST by catpuppy
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