Posted on 04/26/2002 2:59:32 PM PDT by codebreaker
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:53:01 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The European Union is demanding that foriegn companies be allowed to compete with the U.S. Postal Service as part of the World Trade Organization talks that began last year.
According to a draft copy of its demands obtained by the Washington Times, Europe also wants access to American markets for municipal water and waste services. It will also call for foriegn companies to be given access to Small Business Administration Loans.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
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You sound like a pathetic Dick Gephardt immitation. Go back to your RAT hole and keep out of the rest of society's back pocket.
I suspect CreekerFreeper is either a government employee or a union member.
Show me a corporation that can continue to make money over the long term without having a concern for its employees. With that statement of yours you've demonstrated you're no better in your economic thinking than FDR, Ralph Nader or Marx. Why are you here?
Bill, Hillary and Al helped get the EU started in the first place. The only possible reason I have ever been abole to discern is that Bill promised EUrope that it would only be a matter of time until the US became an EU state, especially after the Euro crashed our currency. Remember that one, folks?
"What consequences will the US face if we do not bow to their demands?"
They will impose trade sanctions on products like genetically superior altered US grain... wait, they're already doing that. All right...US steel...no, wait, they're already doing THAT too, aren't they? Well, they love to impose sanctions. They're still a little peeved at the total US shutdown on diseased meat from superior, Hoof & Mouth infested EU countries.
Lots of American companies have demanded the same. Don't hold your breath.
I'm sure you still have your bottled water, generator and spam left over in your Y2K bunker. Nut.
I also know that the safety of our water and power supplies and even the mail is all considered to be in our national security interest. We do not divulge sensitive information as to the details of our public utilities to just anyone who asks and, it would not be in our best interest to allow possibly hostile foreign companies or intities to have access to our national or even local public infrastructure.
You may be willing to give away your security to foreign entities for the possibility of short term gain but I am not. I am willing to pay extra to insure we control our own infrastructure and not allow the fox into the henhouse. You are rude and owe me an apology and respect. I do not however anticipate you having any social skills whatsoever. You're no doubt Libertarian.
Mr. Atta applied for an SBA loan to buy a cropduster, as I recall...now why would he have done that, if they aren't granted to foreign nationals?
if it means better and cheaper service than the monopolies currently give us, I say hurrah
And that foreign-owned security company, Argenbreit, that provided us such excellent service so many airports -- convicted felons, non-citizens, etc. -- were they "better and cheaper?"
Yikes -- ya learn something new every day. Now I have yet another government idiocy to complain about...
Less than I do now, that's for sure. I think competition in traditional government monopolies like water would help.
Son, I hardly consider the US postal service part of our 'national security'. You have a mindset no different than some postal union thug vandalizing a fed ex or UPS truck. I owe you no apology for outing your type here on this site. I have no time nor no desire to cowtow to your protectionist and wrong headed economic ideas. And I am far from a libertine.
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