Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Mexico slaps tariffs on US products in dispute [McCain expresses regret]
AFP ^ | 2009-03-16

Posted on 03/16/2009 3:54:30 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Mexico on Monday said it would place tariffs on nearly 90 US products after Washington canceled a program that allowed some trucks from Mexico to operate in the United States.

There is to be an "increase in customs duty on almost 90 industrial and agricultural products," Economy Minister Gerardo Ruiz Mateos said in a statement.

Ruiz said the increase would represent some 2.4 billion dollars, but did not name the products.

. . . . .

The move drew a sharp rebuke from US Senator John McCain, who said he regretted Mexico's decision and also lashed out at US President Barack Obama and lawmakers for backing "protectionist" policies.

"I deeply regret the action taken by the Mexican government and the harm it may cause to American businesses," said McCain, who lost his bid for the presidency in 2008 to Obama.

"Unfortunately, this is a predictable reaction by the Mexican government to a policy that now puts the United States in clear violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement," he added.

"We must take steps to prevent escalation of further protectionist measures -- actions that only serve to harm American business during these tough economic times when these businesses need a worldwide marketplace to prosper."

(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Mexico
KEYWORDS: 111th; aliens; bho2009; bho44; mccain; mccaintruthfile; mexicantrucks; mexico; nafta; tariffs; tradewars; truckers; trucks
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 281-292 next last
To: Melchior

If they are aware of it, you’d think they’d be shouting it from the rooftops. Why the silence?


41 posted on 03/16/2009 5:08:59 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: pissant
Build the fence and sell them nothing

Yeah, when the $130 billion we export to them every year is gone it won't hurt any American workers. So bring it on. Let's have a trade war with our second largest trading partner. How could that possibly hurt anyone here?

42 posted on 03/16/2009 5:09:40 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: cripplecreek

And if tariffs are so bad, then why do places like Japan love them so much? We can’t get *anything* imported past their protectionist policies. Man they are dumb in Japan, don’t they know that if they opened their markets to our beef and rice farmers, their domestic beef and rice industries would magically flourish i guess?


43 posted on 03/16/2009 5:09:49 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: rabscuttle385

Trade across the border will not change. I believe he issue here is the stopping of a temporary pilot program that allowed some Mexican trucking companies to deliver their loads to the final destination anywhere inside the U.S..

Normally, the Mexican trucks deliver the imported goods to a terminal on the U.S. side of the border and from there a U.S. trucking company picks up the load and makes the delivery inside the U.S.

Many times it’s just a drop and hook, where the U.S. truck drops off an empty trailer and hooks on to a loaded trailer coming out of Mexico.


44 posted on 03/16/2009 5:12:08 PM PDT by topsail
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Mase

Now, now . . . you know workers in export industries don’t count. As for the State of Texas? Screw ‘em. Aren’t that many Teamsters down there anyway.


45 posted on 03/16/2009 5:13:39 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies]

To: 1rudeboy

Hating unions, ok,,, disliking teamsters,,fine. But thinking your son, daughter, husband or neighbor is somehow a coward because they won’t deliver something into the center of a drug riddled, theft driven, beheading, murderous culture?

And why exactly should they be willing to die to deliver a package? I’ve heard of rain, sleet, and snow, but not Mexicans with AK’s and machetes.


46 posted on 03/16/2009 5:15:09 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

Reagan imposed carefully targeted tariffs on certain Japanese made goods and the Japanese responded by manufacturing here. He saved Harley Davidson and brought new manufacturers.


47 posted on 03/16/2009 5:16:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: 1rudeboy

Reagan never signed us into a deal that exported American jobs.


48 posted on 03/16/2009 5:16:11 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino
And why exactly should they be willing to die to deliver a package?

If you are afraid of delivering a package, then don't. Don't bitch that others can, and do, safely.

49 posted on 03/16/2009 5:17:12 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: 1rudeboy

http://www.bea.gov/
Read it and weep, now, as to what i said, what part do you SPECIFICALLY object to?


50 posted on 03/16/2009 5:18:58 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies]

To: cripplecreek

Exactly correct. Exactly.


51 posted on 03/16/2009 5:20:00 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

Right. Because, on net, NAFTA created jobs. You could say that Reagan’s championing of the Uruguay Round (which led to the creation of the WTO) had unanticipated side-effects, but then you’d have to be arguing against Reagan himself, which is precisely the opposite of a protectionist’s objective.


52 posted on 03/16/2009 5:20:46 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies]

To: topsail
Trade across the border will not change. I believe he issue here is the stopping of a temporary pilot program that allowed some Mexican trucking companies to deliver their loads to the final destination anywhere inside the U.S..

Exactly. We have longstanding laws against "cabotage". In fact they cover all cargo transport. A foreign ship can't deliver on the east coast, pick up a load and deliver on the west coast. Cabotage laws in Canada are very much the same.
53 posted on 03/16/2009 5:21:11 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: 1rudeboy

Well, you are just an illuminating character. Keep fighting for FDR guy!


54 posted on 03/16/2009 5:21:25 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

I specifically objected to the language you cited, implying that it was from the BEA when it was not.


55 posted on 03/16/2009 5:21:38 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: pissant

These fools need to watch China. China’s exports have fallen 25%, partly because people stopped buying their products. Time to stop buying Mexican products.


56 posted on 03/16/2009 5:22:01 PM PDT by RC2 (http://www.worldviewradio.com/play.php?EpisodeID=10958)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

FDR? Don’t even know his position on “free trade.” But I know Reagan’s.


57 posted on 03/16/2009 5:22:56 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: cripplecreek

The Mexican trucks under the pilot program were not allowed to deliver into the U.S., then pickup and deliver to another U.S. destination, either.


58 posted on 03/16/2009 5:24:30 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

U.S. Exports to Japan
from 2004 to 2008
By 5-digit End-Use Code

(In thousands of dollars)

Additional information

End-Use Code Value 2004 Value 2005 Value 2006 Value 2007 Value 2008
(00000) Wheat 515,635 512,498 573,154 792,345 1,616,783
(00010) Rice 174,308 165,184 174,088 173,871 185,567
(00100) Soybeans 1,030,961 835,220 882,648 1,129,555 1,430,518
(00110) Oilseeds, food oils 52,762 50,788 48,347 80,334 88,020
(00200) Corn 1,916,754 1,633,016 1,972,828 2,642,054 3,892,214
(00210) Sorghum, barley, oats 113,108 171,090 167,195 186,209 243,972
(00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c. 639,763 727,025 754,537 825,346 922,420
(00300) Meat, poultry, etc. 1,072,352 1,197,490 1,196,797 1,506,797 2,062,079
(00310) Dairy products and eggs 86,751 114,236 105,838 131,397 202,792
(00320) Fruits, frozen juices 605,438 546,591 556,286 645,499 629,704
(00330) Vegetables 476,487 487,744 499,339 505,210 546,873
(00340) Nuts 177,211 214,649 202,040 199,749 202,806
(00350) Bakery products 116,309 108,154 104,873 112,906 129,075
(00360) Other foods 541,644 609,830 609,550 668,820 607,922
(00370) Wine and related products 90,274 85,200 75,017 64,897 62,687
(01000) Fish and shellfish 1,084,017 1,124,697 958,799 793,921 789,941
(01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 64,239 64,210 68,244 64,206 68,412
(01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 65,055 49,176 43,990 46,229 45,271
(10000) Cotton, raw 94,188 80,673 77,204 105,946 130,430
(10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured 103,956 55,348 7,756 7,814 36
(10120) Hides and skins 98,604 78,488 88,973 82,860 61,310
(10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 74,997 71,509 78,544 82,575 110,938
(10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured 136,735 132,268 160,069 155,692 120,367
(10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other 165,187 174,520 161,281 148,805 149,959
(11010) Metallurgical grade coal 286,400 162,037 26,733 0 199,447
(11020) Coal and fuels, other 186,235 127,199 92,329 112,104 184,840
(11110) Fuel oil 14,656 42,488 75,577 26,898 71,216
(11120) Petroleum products, other 472,377 504,061 461,558 578,297 973,348
(11130) Natural gas liquids 1,539 1,449 21,425 14,160 27,152
(11200) Gas-natural 139,211 140,969 156,457 110,551 321,700
(11300) Nuclear fuel materials 714,087 486,544 582,440 824,027 614,206
(12000) Steelmaking materials 76,430 101,987 160,075 394,455 470,439
(12100) Iron and steel mill products 33,314 53,999 39,406 49,936 46,559
(12110) Iron and steel products, other 72,326 71,819 93,214 98,890 121,192
(12200) Aluminum and alumina 128,587 187,706 304,877 353,852 348,245
(12210) Copper 82,362 124,665 222,167 284,775 423,613
(12260) Nonmonetary gold 13,145 71,347 11,435 23,723 16,677
(12270) Precious metals, other 290,312 400,527 871,573 1,494,838 1,252,555
(12290) Nonferrous metals, other 485,688 755,883 1,081,220 1,289,266 1,341,651
(12300) Finished metal shapes 324,740 340,743 424,913 462,559 572,301
(12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp 364,850 380,146 446,341 401,281 451,119
(12430) Newsprint 615,393 601,912 584,490 567,722 615,989
(12500) Plastic materials 932,021 1,058,919 1,153,618 1,138,766 1,384,807
(12510) Chemicals-fertilizers 229,710 245,096 240,268 233,384 611,304
(12530) Chemicals-inorganic 433,570 473,755 513,890 586,425 642,636
(12540) Chemicals-organic 1,435,448 1,517,903 1,419,950 1,669,785 1,741,904
(12550) Chemicals-other 1,134,135 1,164,720 1,258,396 1,235,980 1,411,517
(12600) Cotton fiber cloth 10,924 9,443 6,994 10,459 7,836
(12620) Manmade cloth 113,916 115,102 154,293 137,602 159,016
(12630) Hair, waste materials 33,031 29,635 35,864 26,909 30,889
(12640) Finished textile supplies 67,549 74,750 77,926 67,573 71,359
(12650) Leather and furs 13,500 4,606 5,910 91,677 73,904
(12700) Synthetic rubber-primary 86,570 135,356 163,443 133,221 124,001
(12720) Nonmetallic minerals 37,520 45,101 46,025 41,960 44,190
(12750) Industrial rubber products 54,861 38,906 44,629 41,575 45,556
(12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured 420,677 423,908 505,160 581,817 491,992
(12765) Tapes, audio and visual 49,887 35,884 39,005 21,367 41,432
(12770) Other industrial supplies 600,538 586,043 637,888 649,880 616,597
(13100) Logs and lumber 645,785 574,850 578,171 530,983 547,501
(13110) Wood supplies, manufactured 71,733 60,711 51,792 41,907 36,150
(13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 134,838 106,211 136,058 77,290 52,953
(13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard 114,134 117,109 115,343 141,667 157,651
(13220) Nontextile floor tiles 13,004 14,509 12,623 9,750 7,660
(20000) Generators, accessories 177,582 188,581 212,155 197,134 238,007
(20005) Electric apparatus 795,701 882,170 859,893 756,127 778,497
(21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment 33,658 42,779 35,956 31,838 29,855
(21010) Specialized mining 4,205 5,706 4,976 6,324 6,756
(21030) Excavating machinery 87,645 150,793 86,336 121,927 88,402
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts 36,972 47,834 42,759 92,706 86,106
(21100) Industrial engines 433,660 452,209 480,959 590,806 592,896
(21110) Food, tobacco machinery 140,877 148,265 115,250 106,315 114,042
(21120) Metalworking machine tools 672,506 765,772 962,872 280,533 220,764
(21130) Textile, sewing machines 33,721 33,834 33,026 26,398 34,700
(21140) Wood, glass, plastic 278,467 178,306 163,466 132,499 318,749
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery 122,305 111,126 110,215 99,136 68,876
(21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,570,345 1,456,700 1,695,743 1,525,060 1,319,877
(21170) Materials handling equipment 193,276 244,602 248,755 238,677 259,254
(21180) Industrial machines, other 2,075,711 1,985,747 2,340,788 2,878,512 2,396,421
(21190) Photo, service industry machinery 282,188 291,131 326,506 398,222 342,514
(21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment 84,735 66,551 57,322 61,199 52,331
(21300) Computers 535,870 572,859 594,643 617,593 650,850
(21301) Computer accessories 1,959,051 1,795,672 1,753,544 1,428,826 1,012,665
(21320) Semiconductors 2,367,086 1,872,528 2,066,640 1,737,066 1,625,044
(21400) Telecommunications equipment 1,962,899 1,869,233 2,068,873 2,039,868 1,816,072
(21500) Business machines and equipment 101,400 63,462 53,575 139,551 99,445
(21600) Laboratory testing instruments 878,999 859,890 871,160 949,014 903,191
(21610) Medicinal equipment 2,347,862 2,723,780 2,664,909 2,540,775 2,830,576
(22000) Civilian aircraft 2,754,672 3,195,908 3,497,713 4,154,169 3,520,805
(22010) Parts-civilian aircraft 1,086,591 1,255,517 1,409,833 1,517,859 1,577,420
(22020) Engines-civilian aircraft 923,924 887,648 1,079,142 1,183,076 1,447,950
(22100) Railway transportation equipment 28,605 24,965 37,190 42,790 52,414
(22200) Vessels, excluding scrap 325 124 272 843 697
(22210) Commercial vessels, other 5,523 6,195 5,883 8,698 7,202
(22220) Marine engines, parts 31,451 46,806 34,902 72,863 37,804
(22300) Spacecraft, excluding military 7,614 14,738 8,954 17,083 13,906
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used 486,991 533,611 476,818 504,757 533,877
(30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles 25,920 40,729 37,860 71,434 105,831
(30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri 176,495 210,240 247,405 242,185 271,577
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars 5,068 4,963 10,311 2,646 1,429
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes 87,019 91,707 85,210 90,284 84,059
(30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles 1,233,831 1,139,134 1,418,654 1,389,517 1,167,822
(40000) Apparel, household goods - textile 282,310 336,578 289,022 236,486 234,852
(40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 218,330 242,286 228,438 175,578 179,813
(40050) Sports apparel and gear 32,663 27,802 30,955 24,653 27,119
(40100) Pharmaceutical preparations 1,410,220 1,586,405 1,796,411 1,679,294 1,893,530
(40110) Books, printed matter 162,029 153,125 153,952 152,338 162,954
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics 443,450 444,615 404,899 431,992 496,153
(40130) Tobacco, manufactured 954,346 883,711 934,935 761,056 599,685
(40140) Writing and art supplies 158,982 155,595 148,494 146,248 169,120
(41000) Furniture, household goods, etc. 85,997 86,091 82,597 87,547 69,626
(41010) Glassware, chinaware 17,033 18,979 17,251 17,936 16,034
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools 55,481 54,113 50,510 41,460 38,585
(41030) Household appliances 102,029 97,076 107,464 104,276 101,835
(41040) Rugs 32,283 26,167 21,179 14,862 11,803
(41050) Other household goods 960,325 1,059,116 1,210,601 1,442,358 1,687,817
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors 55,147 69,455 75,628 70,667 56,309
(41120) Toys/games/sporting goods 509,593 536,076 563,174 546,093 585,043
(41140) Musical instruments 124,502 141,162 139,750 147,565 177,503
(41200) TV's, VCR's, etc. 89,476 96,436 89,317 56,516 48,447
(41210) Stereo equipment, etc. 181,716 209,072 244,525 241,464 205,778
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks 271,627 255,036 219,862 242,647 200,271
(41300) Numismatic coins 894 1,494 2,154 2,361 6,408
(41310) Jewelry, etc 407,146 467,420 669,198 726,402 519,108
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 119,041 173,998 209,017 218,444 169,182
(42000) Nursery stock, etc. 6,167 6,114 12,959 6,506 8,758
(42100) Gem diamonds 89,676 100,387 102,476 107,562 72,918
(50000) Military aircraft, complete 706 71,287 99,460 60,981 400,564
(50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc. 20,524 30,534 11,544 8,803 11,477
(50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft 186,983 206,282 203,660 249,072 257,938
(50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc. 47,252 33,617 45,905 11,680 49,183
(50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu 307,635 465,735 493,627 419,997 491,538
(50060) Military apparel and footwear 17,221 68,664 196,285 66,694 45,438
(50070) Parts for military-type goods 873,921 793,348 845,034 924,101 869,476
(60000) Minimum value shipments 563,820 573,285 618,738 640,926 693,184
(60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac 992,098 1,073,999 672,350 634,239 659,820
TOTAL 54,243,120 55,484,472 59,612,714 62,703,458 66,579,152

Additional Information











We can’t get *anything* imported past their protectionist policies.

Over $66 billion last year. Hardly anything.

Man they are dumb in Japan

That'd be you, clown.


59 posted on 03/16/2009 5:24:32 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Havoc has been back since September. Or was it April?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

Comment #60 Removed by Moderator


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 281-292 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson