[Principled]

If we’d repeal the 16th and fund our government with a border-adjusted mechanism, this wouldn’t be a problem.

===> national retail sales tax

[God luvs America]

no agenda in this article...

so its a bad thing we’re not lending money to international companies so they can buy American goods?? sounds almost like purchasing your own debt...

[upchuck]

Time to let this Depression-era relic die. Forever. No resurrection.

[arthurus]

It makes for good theater now but in the end they will give it new life.

[Oatka]

Does anybody Honest-to-God believe it will expire?

We are being sold out to Corporate interests almost on a daily basis. Just as with TPA, the Kabuki Theatre will play out, and the GOP-e will fold and laugh all the way to the bank.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. More…

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/07/business/boeing-delta-air-lines-export-import-bank.html?_r=0

Total credit outstanding went from $51.42 billion in 2007 to about $134 billion today.(p.1) Boeing’s 40%…(p.2)...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2014/05/05/close-the-export-import-bank-cut-federal-liabilities-kill-corporate-welfare-promote-free-trade/2/