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orwell

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8. Nobody's "forcing" consumers to do anything.

Reply to brentspeak (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 03:22 PM

Jun 2016

I am a low income voter who has lived in the United States since birth. I have no debt and a very comfortable lifestyle. I never inherited anything from anyone.

I never incurred debt in the first place. I saved and bought what I needed without incurring debt.

I was raised by a single mother in one of the most expensive states in the union to live.

How am I able to accomplish this miracle?

I practiced what I am preaching.

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The four-letter word supporters of free trade never utter: DEBT [View all] brentspeak Jun 2016 OP

Tag Ohioblue22 Jun 2016 #1

"Allowing cheap imports" to enter market forced American companies to make better, more affordable Hoyt Jun 2016 #2

I'm sorry... orwell Jun 2016 #3

Consumer debt has everything to do with cheap imports brentspeak Jun 2016 #7

Nobody's "forcing" consumers to do anything. orwell Jun 2016 #8

Well, that's good you're not in debt brentspeak Jun 2016 #9

You're an anecdote, and a lucky one, but one data point is meaningless closeupready Jun 2016 #14

There's not much link between credit card debt and trade agreements. DanTex Jun 2016 #4

You're conflating American consumer debt with factory jobs Yavin4 Jun 2016 #5

You basically supported my argument brentspeak Jun 2016 #6

It was automation first trade is about 3rd or 4th on the list but its easy to demagogue others uponit7771 Jun 2016 #10

What was the reason manufacturing has been offshored to China and Mexico? brentspeak Jun 2016 #11

No, to take advanctage of a cheaper labor market... still makes it the 3rd or 4th reason why ... uponit7771 Jun 2016 #13

No. My argument is that voters in the U.S. mythologize the past instead of voting for better Yavin4 Jun 2016 #12