Trade tariffs end, marking a NAFTA milestone

Houston Chronicle ^ | January 2, 2008 | Jenalia Moreno

[1rudeboy]

This should make Duncan Hunter's supporters happy (just kidding, I love you guys).

[UCFRoadWarrior]

I bet Mexico isnt reducing their tarriffs on US products.

NAFTA should be abrogated. Its a bad deal, and has harmed more than its helped.

With 9/11 and other global events, 20th Century globalist free-trade utopia is nothing but fantasy

[mysterio]

We should celebrate this NAFTA milestone by outsourcing corporate management and financial sector jobs to Mexico.

[Iron Munro]

The author forgot to mention Mexico's largest export crop.

[mysterio]

Someone must not have told all of the people fleeing Mexico about the great jobs that NAFTA has generated down there. I mean, they can make $1.46 an hour!

[1rudeboy]

How much do you want to bet?

[1rudeboy]

Proving once again that protectionists really don’t give a damn about jobs, period.

[1rudeboy]

I’m touched by your concern for Mexicans.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Someone must not have told all of the people fleeing Mexico about the great jobs that NAFTA has generated down there.

I guess the illegals didn't hear Ross Perot. He said NAFTA would cause the US to rapidly lose jobs.

[mysterio]

If our manufacturing can be done more cheaply in Mexico, I see no reason why financial sector jobs and corporate management jobs should stay in America. I don’t see why management jobs should be “protected” while the average guy’s job isn’t.

[1rudeboy]

Set whining volume to 5.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I see no reason why financial sector jobs and corporate management jobs should stay in America.

You should start up a company to do that. Let us know when you make your first million.

[LowCountryJoe]

I guess the illegals didn't hear Ross Perot. He said NAFTA would cause the US to rapidly lose jobs.

Giant sucking sound as we race to the bottom, if I recall. I did hear a sucking sound, though, it was American welfare queen-swine lining up at the trough of ag. subsidies.

[ex-snook]

Protectionism is Patriotism in defense and in trade.

[LowCountryJoe]

Protectionism is Patriotism in defense and in trade.

In trade? Really? So, curbing or discouraging economic liberty and providing subsidy to domestic industry at the tax-payer's expense is patriotic? Well, it's some kind of ____otic but you're not on the right track.

[1rudeboy]

Patriotism is getting government off the backs of our producers so that they can produce. Protectionism (generally) is allowing a government bureaucrat to choose favorites.

[expat_panama]

Protectionism is Patriotism...

--and those of us working in the free market have to protect the protectionists, even while paying bills for the Defense Dept.

Protectionists can say they're patriotic all they want, but the burden of supporting them harms the nation.

[citizen]

Gee, another NAFTA = utopia thread. You should be advising us to dump dollars for Euros.

[Mase]

Set whining volume to 5.

I think you're going to need a bigger amp for this thread.

[expat_panama]

Set whining volume to 5.

Snook must have kicked it up to 10 with his "patriotic" shtick.  Costa Rica has no army.  Protectionists want to raise taxes on Costa Rican coffee, bananas and chocolate to protect American suppliers so America will be prepared to fight off a sneak attack by Costa Rican traffic cops.

Jeesh!