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If there’s one thing this economy needs, it’s more imported workers who get paid a lot less than Americans. That strategy has done wonders for our economy so far.
It is unreasonable for Mexico to assume we should allow their drivers of deadly 18 wheelers on our highways when they have NO verification of violations, no national database of CDL holders and virtually no DOT as we do with logging hours.
How is the DOT supposed to check the log books on US drivers, but if you are Mexican? Oh, go on through. Been driving 19 hours straight? No problem, you are Mexican and we wouldn’t want a trade war.
This is stupid. Mexico wants to play with the big boys, ACT like the big boys.
Mexico can’t even keep their citizens heads from being lopped off, much less keep decent standards on tractor trailer drivers.
This is impossible.
The pro-tax anti-freedom pro-depression Freepers assure me that protectionism is good for us.
They tax our goods but expect us to feed, house and educate their people...all while sending mainly tax-free remittances back to Mexico...
As Felipe Calderon and Vicente Fox say, “It’s a ween-ween”
We don’t need to export any products anyway. The pear, cherry, apricot, potato and Christmas tree growers deserve it for selling to foreigners.
Last time I checked, the US had a $50 Billion trade deficit with Mexico
There are more than 6.5 million trucks in the United States. The program Congress terminated allowed 97 Mexican trucks to roam among them. Ninety-seven!
Shutting them out not only undermines NAFTA. It caused Mexico to retaliate with tariffs on 90 goods affecting $2.4 billion in U.S. trade coming out of 40 states.
The very last thing we need now is American protectionism. It is guaranteed to start a world trade war. A deeply wounded world economy needs two things to recover: (1) vigorous U.S. government action to loosen credit by detoxifying the zombie banks and insolvent insurers, and (2) avoidance of a trade war.
Free trade is the one area where the world indisputably turns to Washington for leadership. What does it see? Grandstanding, parochialism, petty payoffs to truckers and a rush to mindless populism. Over what? Over 97 Mexican trucks — and bonus money that comes to what the Yankees are paying for CC Sabathia’s left arm.
Former Washington Governor Locke is the Commerce Secretary. This should be interesting to see if he sides with the State of Washington or the Teamsters.
Another prime example of the short sighted goals of the unfair free traders. They never look at the big picture. Short term profits only, screw the long term consequences.
Another case of wrongitis on their part. Good thing the American people are finally getting wise to their crapola.