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uponit7771

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

Reply to brentspeak (Reply #11)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 04:21 PM

Jun 2016

... or 5th actually why our job sectors aren't like it was during the 50s and 60s cause that's what people want to get back to.

But again, its easier to demogauge the others including other nations

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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