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Shankapotomus

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11. I've been arguing that we've outsourced

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 01:44 PM

Jan 2012

our pollution for about a year now.

Moreover, while these companies are helping pollute China, they are complaining they can't do that over here because of all our regulations while simultaneously claiming they care about the environment. Well, China is your chance to show you care about the environment. They have poor to no regulations so why don't these companies implement their own regulations if they care about the environment? The truth is we would see the same pollution over here if we gave these companies what they wanted.

China was the test bed for claims about "caring for the environment" and they get an "F".

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Here is how America is making the Third World a better place with Globalism. Congratulations! [View all] Zalatix Jan 2012 OP

K & R Thank you for posting! think Jan 2012 #1

What ProSense Jan 2012 #2

Thanks for the info! Zalatix Jan 2012 #5

That's capitalism for ya. PETRUS Jan 2012 #3

Race to the bottom, BAYBEE!!! Edweird Jan 2012 #4

+1 proverbialwisdom Jan 2012 #6

Your message is working. Repubs/teabaggers are already on your side and the far-right in Europe pampango Jan 2012 #7

TOTALLY OFF-TOPIC. You said absolutely nothing about the environmental hazards of offshoring. Zalatix Jan 2012 #8

If you're proposing new global rules on the offshoring of environmental problems, I'm with you. pampango Jan 2012 #13

China would never abide by global rules. Americans must abide. Zalatix Jan 2012 #14

Maybe someone should point out to them that thier party strongly supports these agreements. dawg Jan 2012 #9

Excellent News unlawflcombatnt Jan 2012 #24

Ouch... STUNG!!! Zalatix Jan 2012 #25

You're welcome. Just have to work on those darn Democrats. pampango Jan 2012 #49

What did Candidate Obama say about "Free Trade" in 2008? bvar22 Jan 2012 #10

I've been arguing that we've outsourced Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #11

Thanks Shankapotomus, I'm just getting into this myself. Zalatix Jan 2012 #12

Usually it's thought of as the cheap labor treestar Jan 2012 #20

Let's be realistic. Boojatta Jan 2012 #28

And a special thanks to Wall St investors raouldukelives Jan 2012 #15

Thanks for posting this txlibdem Jan 2012 #16

Great truth in this post. Thank you. jwirr Jan 2012 #17

Starting another thread on the same subject treestar Jan 2012 #18

Another thread, yup. Got a problem with that? Get used to it. America's getting tired of this. Zalatix Jan 2012 #19

What is the solution? treestar Jan 2012 #21

You just want Americans to keep losing jobs. That's why you keep replying. Zalatix Jan 2012 #22

What is the solution? treestar Jan 2012 #26

No answers for you. Ever. Because you always avoid my questions. And now you're off-topic, too. Zalatix Jan 2012 #29

What difference does it make what I said 180 posts ago 33 threads ago? treestar Jan 2012 #38

You admit you can't take responsibility for what you said, and that is the problem here. Zalatix Jan 2012 #41

good for you... well done fascisthunter Jan 2012 #52

"What is the solution?" Boojatta Jan 2012 #31

Is there at present no such law? treestar Jan 2012 #39

This is about cutting pollution. You know, reducing that 30% usage of the world's resources Zalatix Jan 2012 #43

I have not shown any such thing treestar Jan 2012 #46

You are still showing your inability to take responsibility for what you said. Zalatix Jan 2012 #47

Disagree all you want. If you really cared about all your talking points you'd have realized Zalatix Jan 2012 #48

What's worse is you run away every time I ask you to show some sympathy for America's poor Zalatix Jan 2012 #23

Of course I sympathize with America's poor. treestar Jan 2012 #27

You sympathize with America's poor? How? Zalatix Jan 2012 #30

Tariffs are the Solution unlawflcombatnt Jan 2012 #32

substituting cleaner, regulated US production - well said. Zalatix Jan 2012 #33

OK. treestar Jan 2012 #34

You're off-topic again. This thread is about how offshoring is destroying the environment. Zalatix Jan 2012 #35

Well if you bring up a problem, you can be generally asked for a solution. treestar Jan 2012 #36

We can't create a pollution-free China, but we can cease to contribute to pollution in China Zalatix Jan 2012 #42

How is that to be carried out? treestar Jan 2012 #44

You're still running away from what you previously said. I told you I won't let you do that. Zalatix Jan 2012 #45

No guarantee that US pollution standards aren't reduced when that happens, though Hippo_Tron Jan 2012 #40

K&R Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2012 #37

More ways we're making the Third World a better place! Zalatix Jan 2012 #50

kick Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #51