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treestar

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25. So we're all just so dumb we let this go on?

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:20 PM

Jul 2012

How do you know this is the way it is? Are these facts or just regurgitated opinion? What exactly are we shipping to Australia and vice versa? Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Canada?

I recall NAFTA was big in the news - and listening to the Congressional debates on the radio. And what has been the effect of NAFTA in terms of actual facts? The jobs can hardly have gone to Mexico. Mexico got poorer than ever and undocumented migration to the US increased.

Why would even our corporate masters be able to continually get away with just screwing us over in favor of foreign countries without getting us anything to our benefit? Are we really that victimized? And if we are how much so must people in Mexico and Chile and Colombia? I can't picture them getting the benefits of these agreements, just their leaders/elites.

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Dems Paint Romney as �Outsourcer-In-Chief,� But Will Obama�s Trade Deal Blow It? [View all] brentspeak Jul 2012 OP

Surprise SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #1

This is a great time to show some fucking guts and kill that deal. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #2

One corporate party, two faces. polichick Jul 2012 #3

Yes. And it seems there is nothing to be done about it. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #5

I feel the same way - not much can be done until enough people... polichick Jul 2012 #6

As much as I support Obama Swede Atlanta Jul 2012 #4

"bought and paid for by the globalization lobby" - sounds like FDR. pampango Jul 2012 #8

International trade has changed. hay rick Jul 2012 #15

But FDR learned from his mistakes. girl gone mad Jul 2012 #16

Can't you take even a short break from your war against America's working class? Really? Zalatix Jul 2012 #17

No, it sounds like you're continuing your B.S. revisionist history/propaganda of FDR brentspeak Jul 2012 #28

An import duty of 5000% sounds good. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #13

Pretty awkward. n/t Wilms Jul 2012 #7

I thought the problem with outsourcing had to do with jobs going to China and India treestar Jul 2012 #9

but you should obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2012 #10

Why would you think that the outsourcing-of-jobs problem is limited to China and India? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #11

Aren't those the biggest offenders? treestar Jul 2012 #19

Do we really need another wage-lowering, let's-send-more-jobs-to-foreign-countries "free-trade" AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #12

Interesting list treestar Jul 2012 #20

They work to the advantage of wealthy stockholders, not middle-class workers in the US. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #21

So we're all just so dumb we let this go on? treestar Jul 2012 #25

Free trade sucks Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #14

You Better Believe It! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #18

Are we allowed to say that? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #22

Say what? You Better Believe It? Is there some issue with that phrase? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #24

You better believe it. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #27

more Americans will need to feel more pain before they get it fascisthunter Jul 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jul 2012 #26