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NAFTA Has Practically Expelled Our Best Companies
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| 8/26/16
| G. Barlow
Posted on 12/22/2016 5:07:55 AM PST by central_va
Since the passage of NAFTA, the American economy, which was already stagnating, has gone downhill at an increasing clip. When we examine the details of the free trade agreement, it is easy to see why it has caused so much devastation.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nafta; shafta; trade
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We had a small trade surplus with Mexico in 1993 before signing NAFTA. By 2011, that surplus had turned into a $103 billion deficit. The combined deficit with Canada and Mexico rose to $185 billion an astounding 691% increase! Illegal immigrants in the U.S. increased to 23 million in 2010 from 3.9 million in 1993, an overall increase of over 590%. Since NAFTA was implemented, 300,000 American family farms have been put out of business. Overall, net farm incomes are down 13%.
To: central_va
America has no trade deficit
The imbalance is between American citizens and companies that choose to take advantage of lower prices
Your premise is garbage
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:10:48 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Macroagression melts snowflakes)
To: central_va
In the much discussed Carrier situation, Carrier employees in Indianapolis were making on average $23/hr. In Mexico, the workers will make $3/hr.
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:14:51 AM PST
by
IamConservative
(Hillary walks while 100's of teens get prosecuted for mishandling Miley Cyrus MP3's..)
To: bert
Wait, do budget deficits matter? Which deficits matter to the gloBULLists? When I was a kid we made fun of debtor nations. Now trade deficits don't matter.
You are an idiot. Better yet, just Godless state-less evil.....
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:14:58 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
To: Soul of the South
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:16:32 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
NAFTA Has Practically Expelled Our Best Companies NAFTA hasn't expelled a single U.S. company, best or otherwise. They went south of the border on their own free will.
To: wastedyears
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:17:35 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(all the snowflake tears can create a new ocean)
To: central_va
I’m going to enjoy the DJT presidency. Watching globalists flail about is hilarious :)
To: DoodleDawg
The word “practically” means it s tantamount to expelling. English not your first language?
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:18:14 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:22:11 AM PST
by
CommieCutter
("Trump is god emperor and he will win." -- some hacker)
To: central_va
I tried to get IBTFTA...I failed.
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:40:53 AM PST
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus-)
To: central_va
The word practically means it s tantamount to expelling. English not your first language? It is. I'm wondering if it's yours.
To: central_va
Another NAFTA thread with more confusion between the budget and trade deficits. Typical.
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:47:00 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: central_va
I've love to see those numbers adjusted for oil imports. It's no coincidence that Canada and Mexico both surpassed Saudi Arabia as the largest sources of foreign crude oil for the U.S. in the late 1990s.
To get a valid comparison before and after NAFTA, we'd have to eliminate any imports from these countries that replaced imports from other countries.
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:47:59 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
To: central_va
Since the passage of NAFTA, the American economy, which was already stagnating, has gone downhill at an increasing clip. No need to read the rest of the article when the very first sentence is utterly and verifiably false.
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posted on
12/22/2016 5:50:01 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
To: central_va
Told ya so!!
To: central_va
The combined deficit with Canada and Mexico rose to $185 billion an astounding 691% increase! Illegal immigrants in the U.S. increased to 23 million in 2010 from 3.9 million in 1993, an overall increase of over 590%.That makes perfect sense, all our jobs went to Mexico and in response, all the Mexicans came here.
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posted on
12/22/2016 6:07:37 AM PST
by
Toddsterpatriot
("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
To: Toddsterpatriot
That makes perfect sense, all our jobs went to Mexico and in response, all the Mexicans came here. We should send more manufacturing employment to Mexico in order to send the illegal immigrants back, according to you?
To: RegulatorCountry
We should send more manufacturing employment to Mexico in order to send the illegal immigrants back, according to you?Don't be stupid. Sending manufacturing jobs to Mexico pulls illegal aliens into the US.
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posted on
12/22/2016 6:11:02 AM PST
by
Toddsterpatriot
("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
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