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

To: Partisan Gunslinger; All
"I think a majority of Freepers are used to Republicans supporting Free Trade and so this is just not news to them so they don't post. The posters posting on this thread are the old Perotistas that said NAFTA would create a big sucking sound to Mexico, which never happened, but they still like to think free trade is always bad."

The next time you step up to spew your CoC BS, you ought to have your facts straight:

The balance of trade with Mexico went from a $1.6bil surplus for the US in 1993, to a $60+bil deficit for the US in 2014.

In 2007 it was $74bil.

Over the 20 years of NAFTA over $1trillion dollars have been transferred to Mexico...and now they are suing the USA at the WTO to force us to stop labeling our fresh meat with country of origin. They say it's unfair.

Please explain to all of us has this has benefitted the US, it's workers and the preservation of our Capital Stock.

You know what Capital Stock is, right?

135 posted on 05/23/2015 7:57:14 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 102 | View Replies ]


To: Mariner
The next time you step up to spew your CoC BS, you ought to have your facts straight: The balance of trade with Mexico went from a $1.6bil surplus for the US in 1993, to a $60+bil deficit for the US in 2014. In 2007 it was $74bil. Over the 20 years of NAFTA over $1trillion dollars have been transferred to Mexico...and now they are suing the USA at the WTO to force us to stop labeling our fresh meat with country of origin. They say it's unfair. Please explain to all of us has this has benefitted the US, it's workers and the preservation of our Capital Stock. You know what Capital Stock is, right?

Perotistas said the sucking sound would be jobs going to Mexico. That did not happen. The Democrats war on business that has been going on for a hundred years is the root of our problems here, not free trade. Scale back government and regulations and we can compete with anyone. While it's true that China may be able to produce a toaster cheaper than we can, we'll make it up in high-end products and services, IF our government gets out of the way, as Reagan said.

Perotistas also like to quote trade in material goods as evidence against free trade, but actually balance of payments is more accurate. In any case, my trade balance with the manufacturing facility where I work runs 100% in my favor in terms of cash exchange. Does that mean they should fire me?

179 posted on 05/25/2015 6:51:32 AM PDT by Partisan Gunslinger
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 135 | View Replies ]

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