[1rudeboy]

NAFTA was Reagan's idea. God Bless him.

As far as moving elsewhere, tough luck . . . someone has to stick around and warn others not to trust the government.

[odawg]

“NAFTA was Reagan’s idea. God Bless him.”

Why don’t you go say that to the 1200 people losing their jobs with Carrier as the company leaves for Mexico.

Or the thousands of Ford Motor jobs leaving the U.S. as it leaves for Mexico.

Or the hundreds of jobs lost as Nabisco leaves for Mexico.

Or the hundreds of jobs lost as General Electric left for Mexico. I just bought a General Electric washer. Made in Mexico. Cheaper labor, savings were not passed on to me.

Or the hundreds of jobs lost when John Deere left for Mexico.

You get my drift. I could go on forever.

Ronald Reagan did propose it; he was for free trade with his rhetoric, but very protectionist in implementing his policies.

The Northern industrialists were the real ones who started the underground railroad to free slaves. They knew that if the slaveholders started building factories in the South, they could NEVER compete. That is also why they provoked a Civil War — to eliminate slavery once and for all, but not for altruistic reasons.

Today, the industrialists merely move the job to take advantage of the practically slave labor wages.