2016 Postmortem

Cheese Sandwich

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40. I honestly do think they should they would benefit from it

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Thu Mar 3, 2016, 06:08 PM

Mar 2016

Some have probably seen it but I'm guessing not as many

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China trade deal cost 3.2 million American jobs. Here's what Hillary said about it at the time [View all] Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 OP

If only she cared as much about American workers as she does Chinese . TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #1

That snippet sure sounds like she does. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #2

Did it improve the trade deficit ? TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #3

We need to rein in China's currency manipulation. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #5

So that is a no then . TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #20

Good point about the currency manipulation. A Simple Game Mar 2016 #51

Ummm...USTR reps, not SoS. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #56

The health care mess we are in today is a good example of how trade deals Baobab Mar 2016 #62

Eh. We've been in a trade war with china for quite some time now... granted, it's more of a cold-war Bubzer Mar 2016 #58

That's because we were so shortsighted (and greedy) Armstead Mar 2016 #7

Americans love cheap consumer goods. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #9

We can have policies that encourage the domestic economy Armstead Mar 2016 #14

Hillary brought bills to the floor addressing this... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #18

Your sad. You know that's a low number but with a perfectly good explanation. Phlem Mar 2016 #53

*WAL-MART: IT CAME, IT CONQUERED AND NOW IT'S LEAVING* appalachiablue Mar 2016 #46

^^^ THIS Wednesdays Mar 2016 #64

But if the trade deal had not happened, think how low the stock market would be LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #47

They would merely been reallly rich, instead of obscenely rich Armstead Mar 2016 #48

Yeah, if we started a trade war with China RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #54

Walmart seems to be doing pretty well. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #4

Obviously WalMart should raise wages, but... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #11

Probably a bunch of mom and pop Stores Gwhittey Mar 2016 #39

I agree, but WalMart started as a mom pop shop as well. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #41

And Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin & Kissinger all started as adorable babies. Divernan Mar 2016 #43

Yeah RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #55

Trade deals consistently HURT trade, or fail to do anything good. Baobab Mar 2016 #63

China is communist and Hillary is ok with that. Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #71

Here is a link with a bar chart showing exboyfil Mar 2016 #6

It clearly didn't pay off Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #24

She's looked at this and made the WRONG judgment (for the people). As usual. She has a history of thereismore Mar 2016 #8

exactly so Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #23

Sanders: Clinton 'very, very wrong' on trade Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #10

Another area where Trump is to the left of Hillary. Think about this during the GE should these 2 jillan Mar 2016 #12

Trump could very well defeat Hillary with this issue. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #13

Things like this are one of the reasons Trump is so popular with the repugs. jillan Mar 2016 #16

They may be actually more pissed than us Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #19

She's saying that sending American Jobs overseas is GOOD for American workers Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #15

Do you expect us to accept that source? nichomachus Mar 2016 #17

six months? Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #21

I'm a kind person nichomachus Mar 2016 #22

^^^this^^^ eom Purveyor Mar 2016 #27

I bet Walmart UglyGreed Mar 2016 #25

This is practically Walmart's whole reason for existing Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #26

Hillary and Alice go back a long time UglyGreed Mar 2016 #29

Those are very deep political ties. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #31

.. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #32

Yes and many UglyGreed Mar 2016 #34

Absolutely. A lot of local hardware stores, pharmacies, shoe stores Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #37

Yes I have seen that UglyGreed Mar 2016 #38

I honestly do think they should they would benefit from it Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #40

$353,000 ... What an odd number. kristopher Mar 2016 #35

There must be a reason UglyGreed Mar 2016 #36

I have so many people on "full ignore' that I have no idea what this thread really looks like Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #28

I'm missing a lot of it too Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #30

Oops. kristopher Mar 2016 #33

yeah that was a big oops. Like the Iraq war. Whatever. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #42

The Iraq war vote was a *mistake* navarth Mar 2016 #60

They absolutely knew. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #61

According to Hillary fans the most pressing issue in America is Bernie Bros are mean on facebook? Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #44

China trade deal cost 3.2 million American jobs. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #45

And of course the ripple effect from that too. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #49

I know. I'm from Ohio. You're a Steelers fan so you might be from Pennsylvania. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #68

It's pretty rusty right around here Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #69

Let's put this in the context of the REAL world ... Jopin Klobe Mar 2016 #50

C.I.N.O. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #57

Thanks for the correction Hydra Mar 2016 #67

She's correct MaggieD Mar 2016 #52

Also, China would never join the TPP Recursion Mar 2016 #59

Currency manipulation was NEVER part of the TPP. jeff47 Mar 2016 #65

this is so important; so many jobs lost, trade deficit, etc..... amborin Mar 2016 #66

This may well be the biggest issue Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #70

It's just business. Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #72

This is accurate Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #73

K & R AzDar Mar 2016 #74

Is that a Clinton quote or a Kissinger quote? Seems like I read the same during the Nixon era. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #75

She made that remark in April 2000. Doesn't look like it turned out too well ... Jarqui Mar 2016 #76