Posted on 03/29/2016 11:31:17 AM PDT by central_va
No country or civilization has ever risen to such wealth and power to have receded so quickly to stagnation, dependency and indebtedness. The reason is twofold: our disastrous “free trade” agreements and our membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
“Free trade” sounds nice, but it is an extremely misleading policy. In actuality the practice has wrought havoc on the American economy. It appears as though our leaders are either apathetic or clueless when it comes to the United States’ involvement with free trade agreements (FTAs). In fact, “free trade” lines the pockets and ambitions of CEOs and politicians while shipping American jobs overseas. They certainly are not doing what is in the best interest of our country.
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Our one-sided “free trade” pacts, like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed in 1994 and the newly implemented Korean-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), have rendered us uncompetitive in the world economy.
Our trade with other countries is overseen and regulated by the WTO, not our own constitutional government. The WTO is a self-serving and undemocratic organization that operates outside of our control. Their laws and regulations supersede those of our own constitution. The U.S. Constitution states that all treaties made under the authority of the United States become supreme law of the land. When our government signed the WTO treaty in 1996 we effectively sold away our sovereignty and the right to manage or control our own affairs without foreign veto powers
There’s at least one poster on this forum who thinks this is really great because it lets him buy stuff cheap.
If the democrats have their way we will just be passing through the Colonial Stage on our way to becoming a full member of Obama’s New Caliphate.
As you say: “cheap.” However you forgot to add “Nasty.” Free trade always results in goods being Cheap and Nasty.” (See Wal Mart.)
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what is sited as the causes in this article are only the mechanisms being used by the world’s handful of power brokers who have orchestrated the collapse of the US and other western nations. Depopulate to only leave those to be served and those who serve is the objective.
There is nothing more expensive for the taxpayer than cheap third world products...
We are descending into the world of “Rollerball”.
All rise for the “corporate anthem”.
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Oh, far more than one.
Free traitors also ensure that no condition overseas merits any examination. All that matters is that a free trade treaty is in effect. There is functional slavery widespread the fishing fleets of Indonesia, and zero penalties for engaging in it.
Pure slavery with no labor cost would be fine with may here as long as they get a cheaper product.
True that
Ross Perot. Huge sucking sound of jobs leaving this country.
Typically when I mention Ross’s name, I get the ol, whoa whoa, votin fer Perot gave us Clinton.
To that I reply, No, it was George Bush sr. and his promise of no new taxes, then capitulating to the liberals thereby betraying conservatives.
I think the official economic term is horse hocky
unofficially, it is balderdashious drivel
some on the left coast refer to the term drivelous balderdash
Years ago, when Pat Buchanan was running for President, he said something that made me pause and think.
He said something to the effect that "Free Trade" is only fair when other countries impose the same worker standards and the same environmental rules and so forth, as do we.
He said it was completely unreasonable to expect American workers to compete with Chinese slave labor and Chinese lack of environmental regulations.
Well, he has a point. It isn't a fair competition when one side plays by rules, and the other side doesn't have to worry about any rules.
This was when I began to doubt that the concept of "free trade" was so conservative after all. "Fair Trade" is conservative, but "Free Trade" is not necessarily fair at all.
We agree on this.
While I agree with you that this was the number one cause, I also believe that Ross Perot caused the election to be thrown to Clinton. Had Ross Perot gotten out, George HW Bush would have won the majority.
And yes, I've seen the polls that claim otherwise, but I do not believe them for a minute. Ross Perot's constituency was primarily Libertarian Republicans, who would have came back home but for Ross Perot.
But Yes, George HW Bush screwed himself and us too when he broke his word. That single decisions was the biggest political blunder i've seen in my life. It cost him the election, and it empowered that snake Clinton.
I think most of the Perot voters would have just stayed home.
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