Free Trade Sunlight

IBD Editorials ^ | 14 May 2007 | Staff

[Kitten Festival]

Commerce: After two years of gloom, Congress has seized the lead on free trade. Its green light for Peru and Panama pacts strengthens our allies and breaks a trail for bipartisanship. This is real progress.

The accord Congress reached Thursday with the Bush administration marks the first true act of bipartisanship since the Democrats won Congress in 2006. The bickering's gone, and this time the vote was more than "symbolic."

Members like Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., showed leadership in bringing back free trade from its moribund state. His office tells us he was tired of Congress' do-nothingism and wanted to work.

His example and others marks a return to more productive times, as in 1993 when Republicans and Democrats came together to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement. Those involved say agreement was reached in an atmosphere very different from the arm-twisting politics of 2005's Central American Free Trade Pact, which narrowly passed in a Republican Congress.

[Paperdoll]

I am not paranoid schizophrenic, but I am beginning to believe that you are. You project your own faults onto others. I had a husband like that once - a very long time ago. Bad news! You should be able to get away with anything, because you are obviously legally insane. Now get lost.

[Kitten Festival]

American peace activists Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin are leading a delegation of U.S. peace and social justice activists to South Korea to oppose the expansion of Camp Humphrey, the US military base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea and to protest the proposed Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.

We do not believe in free trade. We believe in fair trade and exchange, not competition but cooperation. I’m not giving away oil for free. Just using oil, first to benefit our people, to relieve poverty. -Hugo Chavez, June 2006

Hugo, Cindy and Paperdoll share some common ideas.

[Kitten Festival]

You talk to me like that and I;m not getting lose. What’s with your multiple husbands, are you a flooze?

[Kitten Festival]

Here is the Huffington Post's lunatic ravings against free trade, their arguments are identical to the views of Paperdoll.

[Paperdoll]

Yawn. Oh, Troll, crawl back under your rock.

[jpsb]

"The way you build the usa is through free trade. all of our railroads, our early infrastructure, our skyscrapers, all the money that went in to explore the wild west - it was british and french foreign capital that did it. "

During the time in question the usa was very much a protectionist nation, with high tariffs. Clearly you need to read a little history. The USA was protectionist/high tariffs most of it history. The usa only recently became a "free trader". The USA will suffer the same decline and fall that defell every major nation that embraced so called "free trade". "Free trade" is little more then a utopian dream without a global government. Those pushing for free trade are in effect arguing for global gvernment. US conservatives are hardly in favor of creating a global government.

[1rudeboy]

Clearly, we need to have the government intervene in the market in order to make it work.

[1rudeboy]

[Toddsterpatriot]

NAFTA will destroy us. 14 years later, we're still here. Economy bigger than ever, unemployment 4.5%.

CAFTA will destroy us. 2 years later, we're still here. Economy bigger than ever, unemployment 4.5%.

A new trade agreement with Peru will destroy us? Please.

[jpsb]

Ya yes, the BIG LIE, Smoot Hawley caused the Great Depression.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Reduced trade helped? How does that work?

[1rudeboy]

Ya yes, the BIG LIE, Smoot Hawley caused the Great Depression.

Who the heck said that? Do you ever respond on-point, or do you simply make stuff up as you go along?

[1rudeboy]

That new trade agreement with Colombia, if it ever passes, will wreak havoc on our North Dakota coffee farmers.

[Toddsterpatriot]

On point or off, he’s an idiot.

[Toddsterpatriot]

And the South Dakota banana plantations.

[ears_to_hear]

Todd name something America produces anymore.

What we sell and trade is intellectual property, and natural resources .

Our kids score at the bottom of the educational chart of industrial nations.

Other nations are now growing their own businesses to compete with ours using our technology . They are growing their own engineers and developers.

Soon we will have nothing left to sell the world but our natural resources and scrap.

Foreclosures are at an all time high , the middle class blue collar folks are in financial pain, the problem is that the pain is moving up the educational ladder .

The unemployment numbers do not reflect the long term displaced workers that are now on the public dole or holding 2 jobs and making less than their one old one .

Enjoy it while you can, because soon it will hit even the people that think they are protected from it

[Toddsterpatriot]

Todd name something America produces anymore.

How about our exports?

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U.S. Exports to World (Total)
from 2002 to 2006
By 5-digit End-Use Code

(In thousands of dollars)

Additional information

End-Use Code	Value 2002	Value 2003	Value 2004	Value 2005	Value 2006
(00000) Wheat	3,771,920	4,002,455	5,191,779	4,416,027	4,277,103
(00010) Rice	832,936	1,077,760	1,223,738	1,337,714	1,355,253
(00100) Soybeans	5,806,179	8,047,048	6,894,715	6,626,555	7,275,892
(00110) Oilseeds, food oils	1,317,380	1,419,363	1,273,706	1,190,935	1,317,680
(00200) Corn	5,784,028	5,750,589	6,926,461	5,824,420	8,269,286
(00210) Sorghum, barley, oats	674,758	677,489	611,091	628,355	685,877
(00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c.	3,298,763	3,297,751	3,115,922	3,387,722	3,804,049
(00300) Meat, poultry, etc.	7,002,732	7,873,236	5,671,895	7,206,280	7,862,701
(00310) Dairy products and eggs	714,816	744,458	1,167,111	1,299,418	1,491,898
(00320) Fruits, frozen juices	4,038,150	4,295,114	4,533,462	4,996,914	5,561,085
(00330) Vegetables	2,900,539	2,965,801	3,189,490	3,509,842	3,846,197
(00340) Nuts	1,657,332	1,891,211	2,365,554	3,043,642	3,227,156
(00350) Bakery products	2,020,889	2,255,755	2,467,241	2,696,155	3,003,394
(00360) Other foods	4,482,548	4,906,768	5,340,365	5,872,533	6,584,793
(00370) Wine and related products	726,766	817,565	984,623	912,592	1,093,913
(01000) Fish and shellfish	3,197,235	3,363,283	3,823,237	4,207,720	4,350,247
(01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine	627,135	681,029	777,286	821,174	958,040
(01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc.	761,472	959,336	1,011,988	977,358	1,044,079
(10000) Cotton, raw	2,066,878	3,388,982	4,279,556	3,933,122	4,514,984
(10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured	1,058,963	1,025,809	1,041,246	983,722	1,133,905
(10120) Hides and skins	1,751,470	1,793,603	1,757,782	1,787,883	2,054,917
(10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured	1,173,376	1,255,510	1,468,907	1,401,808	1,575,829
(10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured	1,544,415	1,731,381	1,610,260	1,833,043	1,849,933
(10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other	1,617,726	1,377,403	1,510,523	1,651,371	1,734,142
(11010) Metallurgical grade coal	1,024,080	1,014,289	1,760,238	2,385,524	2,559,063
(11020) Coal and fuels, other	898,318	788,371	1,206,042	1,329,221	1,331,295
(11100) Crude oil	87,556	128,282	308,194	551,652	567,008
(11110) Fuel oil	2,583,998	3,117,433	4,353,770	6,932,607	12,070,290
(11120) Petroleum products, other	6,978,589	8,633,021	11,583,088	14,104,621	17,347,478
(11130) Natural gas liquids	687,884	814,265	836,838	1,075,494	1,625,140
(11200) Gas-natural	995,442	1,399,765	2,125,663	3,109,833	2,243,303
(11300) Nuclear fuel materials	1,510,512	1,570,651	1,631,283	1,619,190	1,827,438
(11400) Electric energy	303,047	755,696	828,855	1,046,509	1,051,985
(12000) Steelmaking materials	1,863,503	2,607,012	4,014,104	5,991,623	6,838,801
(12100) Iron and steel mill products	3,219,083	4,176,506	5,208,393	6,917,987	7,283,742
(12110) Iron and steel products, other	2,768,597	2,905,047	3,636,622	4,351,229	5,155,405
(12200) Aluminum and alumina	2,947,824	3,032,119	3,992,337	5,191,121	7,292,147
(12210) Copper	1,112,520	1,510,815	2,002,919	2,356,484	4,699,934
(12260) Nonmonetary gold	3,356,634	4,790,354	4,449,217	5,548,806	8,755,920
(12270) Precious metals, other	2,560,780	2,144,607	2,758,099	3,175,711	7,041,621
(12290) Nonferrous metals, other	2,148,428	2,464,242	3,053,412	4,523,315	6,609,065
(12300) Finished metal shapes	8,728,448	8,948,222	9,964,894	11,405,809	13,932,951
(12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp	4,051,462	4,259,100	4,696,567	5,272,294	5,903,241
(12430) Newsprint	8,160,275	8,554,129	9,274,785	9,862,581	10,556,635
(12500) Plastic materials	14,104,243	15,407,108	21,656,550	24,793,298	27,873,376
(12510) Chemicals-fertilizers	3,924,528	4,105,064	4,744,018	5,197,329	5,280,861
(12530) Chemicals-inorganic	3,929,179	3,930,315	4,423,922	5,880,332	6,663,746
(12540) Chemicals-organic	14,631,857	17,633,336	22,187,353	23,377,062	26,971,487
(12550) Chemicals-other	13,238,295	14,443,025	15,609,108	16,721,139	18,521,381
(12600) Cotton fiber cloth	2,728,651	2,788,335	3,264,766	3,232,897	3,132,042
(12620) Manmade cloth	4,894,813	5,048,515	5,550,833	5,686,350	5,765,167
(12630) Hair, waste materials	429,684	447,027	493,439	483,543	552,150
(12640) Finished textile supplies	2,248,350	2,196,564	2,321,442	2,377,417	2,541,374
(12650) Leather and furs	840,316	866,753	1,193,579	1,095,540	1,051,998
(12700) Synthetic rubber-primary	1,675,484	1,852,549	2,218,021	2,694,877	3,185,546
(12720) Nonmetallic minerals	416,415	427,349	488,635	488,854	605,994
(12750) Industrial rubber products	2,190,650	2,199,254	2,452,514	2,585,845	2,923,854
(12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured	3,093,482	3,307,186	3,670,944	3,751,497	4,502,639
(12765) Tapes, audio and visual	1,203,833	1,346,509	1,620,300	2,014,146	1,795,704
(12770) Other industrial supplies	14,477,266	15,049,554	13,757,853	14,793,038	16,363,223
(13100) Logs and lumber	3,568,646	3,675,962	4,213,673	4,332,968	4,593,107
(13110) Wood supplies, manufactured	875,807	911,252	1,028,197	1,074,196	1,220,776
(13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc.	977,598	979,685	1,088,950	1,141,029	1,278,636
(13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard	1,891,071	1,961,770	2,284,145	2,637,272	3,016,416
(13220) Nontextile floor tiles	297,270	300,613	337,797	377,329	414,304
(20000) Generators, accessories	6,171,391	6,286,538	7,028,809	7,613,908	9,464,756
(20005) Electric apparatus	21,373,353	21,158,082	24,231,365	25,674,197	29,748,335
(21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment	6,562,205	6,066,973	6,869,681	8,153,668	10,778,601
(21010) Specialized mining	384,423	419,075	544,473	634,938	838,010
(21030) Excavating machinery	4,986,166	5,284,702	6,657,603	8,812,827	9,866,450
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts	960,239	1,063,017	1,439,904	1,382,445	1,858,428
(21100) Industrial engines	11,601,418	11,690,670	13,511,204	14,934,258	15,953,605
(21110) Food, tobacco machinery	1,732,148	1,688,991	1,860,182	2,064,865	2,192,826
(21120) Metalworking machine tools	5,174,725	5,252,726	7,075,695	7,663,288	9,490,359
(21130) Textile, sewing machines	1,059,214	1,020,197	1,134,193	1,247,851	1,274,629
(21140) Wood, glass, plastic	2,597,190	2,503,246	3,367,352	3,645,557	3,628,566
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery	2,278,780	2,372,552	2,566,827	2,718,324	2,850,457
(21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments	13,218,013	13,936,101	16,927,323	16,720,633	19,119,448
(21170) Materials handling equipment	4,488,470	4,655,814	5,984,009	8,162,312	9,903,852
(21180) Industrial machines, other	21,727,003	21,718,029	26,971,265	28,295,944	32,709,273
(21190) Photo, service industry machinery	5,422,145	5,714,167	6,553,936	7,492,107	8,178,549
(21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment	3,526,203	3,793,910	4,422,448	5,144,124	5,308,940
(21300) Computers	9,190,115	8,664,470	9,198,120	10,206,187	11,444,607
(21301) Computer accessories	29,362,295	31,260,248	33,607,204	35,330,167	36,087,221
(21320) Semiconductors	42,234,579	46,137,440	48,050,388	47,221,556	52,383,482
(21400) Telecommunications equipment	22,207,691	20,743,162	24,543,091	25,666,771	28,911,061
(21500) Business machines and equipment	2,023,646	1,927,170	2,110,291	2,335,954	2,704,205
(21600) Laboratory testing instruments	4,824,079	5,118,842	6,093,197	6,665,275	7,279,594
(21610) Medicinal equipment	14,481,033	15,742,536	17,852,664	20,364,358	22,664,867
(22000) Civilian aircraft	26,676,656	23,305,357	22,917,114	29,332,618	40,714,914
(22010) Parts-civilian aircraft	12,222,736	12,134,464	13,217,079	15,305,904	17,373,828
(22020) Engines-civilian aircraft	11,584,658	11,338,959	13,840,691	16,145,914	16,947,535
(22100) Railway transportation equipment	1,245,275	1,641,902	1,856,082	2,345,207	2,938,227
(22200) Vessels, excluding scrap	204,471	67,122	40,953	64,957	51,701
(22210) Commercial vessels, other	179,292	138,968	207,814	230,358	222,269
(22220) Marine engines, parts	758,992	793,606	740,348	976,964	1,127,802
(22300) Spacecraft, excluding military	36,932	37,138	53,632	37,955	26,894
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used	20,552,414	22,102,841	24,609,325	30,492,691	34,530,937
(30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles	8,363,362	10,244,379	11,928,396	13,477,345	15,090,202
(30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri	10,112,579	10,112,654	10,754,788	11,324,368	11,924,358
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars	138,831	185,673	148,197	58,449	58,962
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes	1,909,086	1,819,338	2,124,051	2,403,281	2,479,500
(30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles	37,866,139	36,220,655	39,727,480	40,916,620	43,088,027
(40000) Apparel, household goods - textile	6,305,462	5,935,708	5,389,846	5,311,955	5,183,748
(40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile	1,307,645	1,349,863	1,433,964	1,672,191	1,835,403
(40050) Sports apparel and gear	445,492	421,225	436,046	485,324	588,006
(40100) Pharmaceutical preparations	17,347,840	20,529,484	25,431,506	27,618,757	30,789,492
(40110) Books, printed matter	3,969,325	4,175,252	4,397,917	4,820,801	5,192,672
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics	4,139,641	4,580,874	5,260,323	5,975,099	6,754,315
(40130) Tobacco, manufactured	1,962,035	1,881,706	1,599,295	1,340,630	1,362,642
(40140) Writing and art supplies	4,609,284	4,695,044	5,062,591	5,623,401	5,827,807
(41000) Furniture, household goods, etc.	2,122,958	2,415,749	2,723,936	2,885,663	3,204,067
(41010) Glassware, chinaware	450,822	348,977	393,530	405,241	432,492
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools	695,857	687,921	733,034	771,945	869,659
(41030) Household appliances	4,536,883	4,830,195	5,224,404	6,050,859	6,650,584
(41040) Rugs	693,290	693,005	789,475	906,070	1,003,387
(41050) Other household goods	8,444,489	9,389,945	10,754,075	12,428,236	14,073,095
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors	1,086,943	1,368,396	1,911,421	2,480,770	2,778,543
(41120) Toys/games/sporting goods	5,459,446	5,692,490	6,316,574	7,564,206	9,027,618
(41140) Musical instruments	1,032,717	862,781	1,056,377	1,058,999	1,067,154
(41200) TV's, VCR's, etc.	3,955,119	3,382,301	3,602,070	3,639,449	3,872,073
(41210) Stereo equipment, etc.	1,541,870	1,560,706	1,712,822	2,213,713	2,461,393
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks	3,221,800	3,191,920	3,386,401	3,640,005	3,642,747
(41300) Numismatic coins	56,008	63,051	54,118	67,805	154,448
(41310) Jewelry, etc	2,968,325	3,049,472	3,867,696	4,727,493	6,143,415
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.	2,901,776	3,036,051	3,877,752	4,778,136	5,953,003
(42000) Nursery stock, etc.	269,747	289,308	313,536	341,782	387,790
(42100) Gem diamonds	4,834,043	5,476,603	7,346,005	8,906,873	9,987,222
(50000) Military aircraft, complete	1,672,201	2,159,009	2,360,999	2,417,217	4,464,598
(50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc.	89,950	116,027	214,592	305,808	344,791
(50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft	1,836,533	1,320,834	1,260,987	1,566,406	1,643,565
(50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc.	722,039	635,004	745,331	920,345	844,889
(50040) Military ships and boats	2,060	1,000	0	0	5,170
(50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu	1,929,437	1,615,936	2,067,159	2,037,040	2,714,343
(50060) Military apparel and footwear	812,385	844,928	506,395	668,594	693,123
(50070) Parts for military-type goods	4,639,359	4,816,374	4,728,834	4,919,362	5,918,013
(60000) Minimum value shipments	14,635,601	15,043,576	16,781,625	18,800,866	19,745,847
(60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac	6,514,038	5,858,199	5,737,754	5,328,568	5,241,316
(60040) Undocumented exports to Canada	0	0	0	0	3,250,666
TOTAL	693,103,192	724,770,983	818,774,859	905,977,633	1,037,142,973

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U.S. Exports to World (Total)

Our kids score at the bottom of the educational chart of industrial nations.

I know. Some people don't even know that we exported over $1 trillion in goods last year.

Other nations are now growing their own businesses to compete with ours using our technology . They are growing their own engineers and developers.

Progress, it's a terrible thing.

Soon we will have nothing left to sell the world but our natural resources and scrap.

LOL!

Foreclosures are at an all time high ,

Source?

Enjoy it while you can, because soon it will hit even the people that think they are protected from it

How soon? 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? Pin it down for me, would you?

[Toddsterpatriot]

No reaction to the facts I posted? LOL!