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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:25 PM Original message |
so, what is the rationale for still supporting NAFTA? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. GDP in Mexico and Canada grew after NAFTA. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And this is a problem for us because? |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. NAFTA discourages immigration as I see it. It tends to raise the standard of living |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-15-07 02:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Yea, come live closer to border of Mexico to see for yourself |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-15-07 04:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Unfortunately that myth's been proven false |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And yet Bill O'Reilly still found time to bash Mexico's problems to ex-pres Fox... |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. YES - BUT WAGES WENT DOWN |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Just as.. |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have a memory that the idea was that if we helped Central and South |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. We all agree trade is good, but I think that NAFTA has |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Only the thick.. |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yes. Did you read the whole post? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. "We all agree free trade is good".. |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Exactly, that is why I said........read the rest...........> |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. There is no rational reason, just some ideologues who stubbornly maintain that... |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. Making Corporations richer |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. Most people don't support it. Just the politicians connected to the corporations |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. Corrupt criminal corporations and their henchmen crooked politicitcians........ |
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sailor65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have to ask then |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
13. The rich get to keep on getting richer, |
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jmp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. There is no rational. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
18. Apparantly because social wedge issues are a priority for too many voters. (nt) |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. The reason for free trade treaties remain the same: |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'd point out that there's nothing wrong with NAFTA that cant be fixed |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. well, you see, most people don't live in a world where it's either |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. because some people are stupid enough to belive anything the clintons sell them |
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