Posted on 01/08/2009 4:25:05 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
> LOL!!! Boy, you have REALLY drank the liberal kool aid, haven’t you?
> You have no idea at all what you are talking about, but you sure do know how to repeat the leftist talking points on command.
Rather than being insulting and obnoxious, why don’t you simply prove me wrong? Show me an organization that has a unionized workforce that has never done anything ever to deserve it.
You won’t because you can’t.
I used the word in terms of international trade.
Closing our borders to all imports is obviously out of the question. Opening the borders to all imports is equally foolish. We have to strike a balance. And there is no bumper sticker ideology that can accomplish that...it’s a complex subject with complex solutions.
Not at all. I buy American whenever possible. At the same time, I realize many folks cannot afford to “buy American.” Chinese made goods are the only option for them.
Chuck?
Has Pat been making your Koolade?
Well, no. We’re not “trading”. That would imply a two-way exchange. The current situation is not trade, it is simply a sellout.
We’re selling out. Or more accurately, being sold out. A very few people are becoming incredibly wealthy, by selling America’s capabilities to hostile foreign powers.
Enough!
Meanwhile, Americans by the millions and millions have jobs that depend on export trade.
When you view the world in a mirror with closed eyes, you miss out on reality.
There's an attempt to emasculate Americas ability to protect herself by destroying our manufacturing capabilities. If we ever need to fight a global war, where this global economy is non-existent, we're screwed.
In that respect, we need to start PROTECTING ourselves, NOW!
OOOPS ! No more MADE IN USA tvs Chuck . Guess we can’t watch your lousy movies any more .
“Meanwhile, Americans by the millions and millions have jobs that depend on export trade.”
A greater number of jobs have been shipped over seas. Where’s the balance?
Like I said, we need to strike a balance.
“Closing our borders to all imports is obviously out of the question.”
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Closing our borders to imports is not “out of the question”. It might be inconvenient for you as an importer but it is certainly not, out of the question.
In fact that is looking more and more, like the solution.
Close our borders. Yes.
Close them to imports.
Then we negotiate. From a position of strength.
I’m not an importer.
Name a developed country that has closed borders to imports.
I’m not going to get wrapped up in your “free trade” parlor games.
Time to take a firm stand.
America first.
It’s not a “parlor game,” it’s the way the world works. America can either be governed by slogans or governed by tough pragmatism and international negotiation.
and for the record, I believe in “America First” as well, but that means getting the best deal possible for our country and not becoming a hermit kingdom like North Korea.
So the plan he describes in this article, if successfully implemented, might significantly hurt sales of the Total Gym that he endorses and markets? Meaning, he's advocating actions that would work to reduce his value, and income, in the marketplace?
Wow, that's some debunking you've done.
(And that's sarcasm, painfully so, in case you weren't sure.)
The Soviet Union might have tried it, but I'm not sure.
“Not at all. I buy American whenever possible. At the same time, I realize many folks cannot afford to “buy American.” Chinese made goods are the only option for them.”
or saving up... Or buying used, or fixing what they have, or doing with out. Most of the stuff from China is just plastic crap we don’t need any way.
I bought a pair of boots made there a couple of years back for $60. Three months later they were leaking, and killing my feet. I tossed them and bought Red Wings for $120, and they have lasted 2.5 years. I will be sending them back to the factory to be resoled some time this year. It would be penny wise and pound foolish for me to purchase non USA made work boots.
Nope, they traded regularly with the Soviet bloc countries and Cuba.
I own Red Wings as well. An excellent product. Alden is another excellent shoe manufacturer — all USA made — and I’d put them up against any British or Italian manufacturer of shoes. Unfortunately, they are pricey.
Allen Edmonds is another ALL USA MADE shoe manufacturer. Slightly less expensive than Alden, but still an excellent product. If cared for properly, they will last 20 years or more.
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