[TaxRelief]

What they believe is this: How a company chooses to conduct its business and develop its capital is NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS!

[blueriver]

What they believe is this: How a company chooses to conduct its business and develop its capital is NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS!

What they do not realize is that some of us tax paying citizens are sick of subsidizing these foreign workers for the benefit of these corporations. Every state in this country is under a severe tax burden because there are too many people using too many services and it is the tax paying citizens who are being asked to foot the bill.

[LibertarianInExile]

That's right. I'm in 100% complete agreement with you.

The problem is that in opening our doors we put OUR companies up against companies that have had their governments NOT interceding in their staffing, safety, and export of products. That means our companies will lose, we will lose our economic base, and it will be GONE.

I'm all for open borders and free trade. But let's have it, instead of NAFTA, GATT, and the WTO. Those aren't free trade--they're giving away American jobs in the hopes that countries which will eventually have economic advantages over our own will then love us and treat us nice. Which is just fantasy.

No, what you and your buddies believe is that if we turn the other cheek and let them slap us silly economically, they'll eventually let us compete with them. Someday. When they get big and smart and multiculturally equitable like us.

Fat freaking chance that'll happen.