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16. How long before plastic Mexican crap replaces Chinese crap in Wally World?

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 02:29 PM

Apr 2013

In the race to the bottom, we all lose.

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Mexico hourly wages now lower than China's by 1/5 [View all] HiPointDem Apr 2013 OP

NAFTA put a million Mexican maize farmers out of a job Kolesar Apr 2013 #1

That is stunning. fasttense Apr 2013 #2

Free Trade Race to the Bottom - "Enjoy the Ride Suckers" FreakinDJ Apr 2013 #3

Coming soon to America. bahrbearian Apr 2013 #4

pull out of NAFA and GATT gejohnston Apr 2013 #5

So then shouldn't outsourcers relocate treestar Apr 2013 #6

so why aren't they? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #11

Maybe they will treestar Apr 2013 #15

Eventually, pay rates will more or less equalize. dawg Apr 2013 #7

nope, they won't. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #12

What's gonna stop them? dawg Apr 2013 #14

Du rec. Nt xchrom Apr 2013 #9

Yet Another Strong Global Deflation Signal Yavin4 Apr 2013 #13

How long before plastic Mexican crap replaces Chinese crap in Wally World? NightWatcher Apr 2013 #16