Sheep's Clothing and Adam Smith

World Net Daily ^ | March 13, 2006 | Vox Day

[antisocial]

More doubt about "Free Trade"

[antisocial]

Have you seen this? I searched for it and couldn't believe it hadn't been posted yet.

[nuconvert]

had to pong you

[Dog]

I was going to pong him also...:-)

[the invisib1e hand]

i'm not smart enough to understand any of this. but this I do know: the flow of goods and services are like water - they will get where they will be paid for, either in a legitimate market or an underground one.

if it was true in the past, it's all the more true now, thanks to the information age.

Like freedom itself, it cannot be controled for long.

[nuconvert]

Lol. Beat ya!

[the invisib1e hand]

well none of that was very eloquent but hopefully you get my point...

[antisocial]

Yep, but wouldn't it be nice if congress managed our trade agreements instead ot the unelected WTO and other international groups? Our sovereignty is too important to me to allow foreigners to set US policy, just so huge corporations can increase their profits.

[the invisib1e hand]

Our sovereignty is too important to me to allow foreigners to set US policy, just so huge corporations can increase their profits.

If that is the crux of the matter (notice the big "if"), then I wholeheartedly agree.

[martin_fierro]

Sheep's Clothing and Adam Smith

I'm getting dyslexic.

At first glance I thought this was gonna be about Adam's clothing and Shep Smith.

[Rockitz]

Yep, the multinationals moved their factories and maintained the domestic market. Y'know it's almost like they planned it that way. We all know who runs our government. The multinationals own both political parties. They had to in order to get NAFTA jammed though. These grifters will soon move to the next mark (country) and exploit its natural resources and workers and, of course, those of us remaining will be left with a mountain of debt and worthless US dollars. Unfortunately, the unions brought this on us.

If you gots the coin, you makes the rules. Follow the money and you'll find the truth.

[Mase]

Free trade has not improved the Mexican economy enough to dissuade millions of Mexicans from coming to America, it has not improved the American wage rate and it has significantly reduced American industrial capacity.

No need to read any further than this statement to know that this article is a waste of time and is nothing more than the usual and unfortunate crap coming out of WND these days.

Real wages for all workers in this country have risen since NAFTA. They declined in the 10 year period prior to NAFTA. We have created more than 20 million jobs since NAFTA. Our household net worth has more than doubled since 1994 to a record $51.1 trillion. Exports to Mexico have increased from $50 billion in 1994 to $120 billion in 2005. Exports to Canada have increased from $43 trillion to $76 trillion during the same time. Our industry produces and exports more now than at any other time in our history.

Mexico didn't institute the necessary reforms to take advantage of this increased trade and wealth and remains mired in corruption and statism. That's unfortunate, but it certainly doesn't mean we haven't benefited from the agreement.

[Lunatic Fringe]

The fact that Democrats and Republicans were coming together in bipartisan support made me suspicious, as bipartisanship is a reliable sign that the American people are about to get screwed over in a big way

"If there's anything worse than Republicans and Democrats fighting, it's when THESE PR!CKS WORK TO-GETHER!"
-Lewis Black

[Uncle Miltie]

"Thirteen years later, the honest observer is forced to admit that it is the opponents of NAFTA whose predictions have been proven to be correct."

That "giant sucking sound" sure moved all the jobs to Mexico. It's gotten so bad, Americans are sneaking across the border to get employed in Juarez.

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[antisocial]

"Mexico didn't institute the necessary reforms to take advantage of this increased trade and wealth and remains mired in corruption and statism. That's unfortunate, but it certainly doesn't mean we haven't benefited from the agreement."

I guess you consider 12 million illegal aliens that have invaded us to be one of the benefits?

[185JHP]

Smith told the truth about one characteristic of graspers - even when they get together in social settings, they usually conspire against the public...

[Lunatic Fringe]

I know, it's horrible. Decent televisions for less than $200... More car for your money... At my last job, we bought three new forklifts from a Mexico company for less than half the price of American manufacturers.

Yup, NAFTA really screwed America!

[antisocial]

For sure!

[1rudeboy]

No need to read any further than this statement to know that this article is a waste of time . . . .

I made it as far as, "The European Common Market was sold to the people of the formerly independent nations of Europe as a free-trade arrangement, and while it has not significantly benefited the economic welfare of those nations . . . ."

If Mr. Day doesn't know that the fastest-growing economies in Europe at the moment are the new EU members, then . . . forget it.

[1rudeboy]

I guess you consider 12 million illegal aliens that have invaded us to be one of the benefits?

I missed illegal-immigration section in NAFTA.