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NAFTA was supposed to open markets. And then Americans kept putting restrictions on free trade such as requiring goods be transferred to American trucks at the border. And then we restricted all Canadian lumber for years because it was selling at better prices. Well, yes. There are some reasons for anti-NAFTA restrictions. But we have this fact. Mexicans must come here to work for farmers. Those same agricultural products that could just as easily be grown in Mexico. But Mexican farmers cannot compete due to American corporate welfare that makes it impossible for other nations to sell competitively. What is the price of your orange juice? What was it only two years ago? That gallon of orange juice selling for $6 could have been selling again for only $4 IF we permit Brazil to export their oranges. Where is this free trade? Where would so many immigrants go for jobs? Brazil. More illegal immigration solved by eliminating corporate welfare and other anti-free trade laws - by creating free markets. |
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So why hasn't the Mexican government put tariffs on American goods to make their own industry more profitable within the domestic market?
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The question here is why do so many Mexicans must come to America to work? The problem is so easy to fix. Stop subsidizing an agriculture industry because it has so much Congressional influence (Archer Daniels Midland). Then crops would be grown where crops are best grown and where labor is plentiful and hard working. Anti-free trade by United States and France makes that difficult. Perchance are you denying massive corporate welfare to big corn, big sugar, big cotton, etc? Do you love it when the American government subsidizes all these industries? Why? Why would you support corporate welfare? Why do you approve of industries that exist and must import 1.8 million illegal immigrants only because of foolish laws? |
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You obviously have never taken economics at any reasonable level tw, or you've selectively forgotten rules. "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc", 'after this, therefore because of this'. Econ 101 tw, one of the classic errors in economic reasoning. You rant about American businesses and cite an example of other countries getting angry, yet you never drew a line from that conference directly to the situation in Mexico. By your logic we should be in total economic collapse due to competition from countries like China that use strict wage control and other tactics that are illegal here to keep their prices below our operating costs.
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"Perchance are you denying massive conspiracy to attack America? Do you love it when the Arab nations subsidize all these terrorist training camps? Why? Why would you support people who want to kill Americans? Why do you approve of leaving ourselves vulnerable to future attacks only because of foolish laws?" I knew I recognized that style of debate from somewhere!
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Its not a tactic. Posted are the facts. So why do you see anything but those facts? If you think otherwise, then where are your numbers?
Defined is a condition that other nations have called unfair. They wants their fair share of the pie as promised by free trade. How does the world self destruct only because the US perverts free trade using corporate welfare? The only place that exists is in a fantasy. Nothing posted here even implies that. Where are the millions committing suicide in the streets because America subverts free agricultural trade? These events only occur when you expolate things I never said nor even implied. Meanwhile I still don't see you admitting or denying a single fundamental fact. Why do you ignore basic fact to try and start a pissing war? So the world did not walk of Cancun three days early because US and France refused to open agriculture to free trade? You are the one challenged to admit or deny that fact. Why so much silence on fundamental facts? Why instead do you now want to start a pissing war. Or why do you now see a worldwide conspiracy? Explained is why America does not have enough illegal immigrants. Why do you forget the topic? I explained a good reason why we need more illegal immigrants. You will not even discuss Cancun? Why do you completely ignore massive government corporate welfare? You tell me. Why did the world walk out of Cancun blaming two nations for subverting free trade. Notice my questions stay on topic. Why do so many American businesses need illegal immigrants? If you don't like the reasons why, then pray tell us. Last edited by tw; 08-30-2007 at 11:59 PM. |
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