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In reply to the discussion: So, fans of free trade, how does shipping jobs out of America create jobs for America? [View all]Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)It's a pollyann-ish narrative to let more agreements slide by unhindered by the peripherally informed. One of many that through the years that is continually tailored to be self serving to the corporatists, though the latest really reaches.
Lets review how the excuses/talking points for trade agreements morphed ( as each one is shot down by empirical reality ) in more or less chronological order
"New export market for our products" - Except they're made there
"Helping the 3rd world develop and become more prosperous and thus level the playing field and eventually equalize" - I guess so they can afford to buy the stuff we sell
"Less expensive products for US consumers" - Good since we're under or unemployed?
"Jobs we no longer want/need" - Can't have icky blue collar types and ugly factories spoiling our idyllic spiffy office park America
"It'll create jobs here" - Shitty ones, except for maybe those involved in shipping from ports to market
What's the next one you ask?
Well now that our industrial base is effectively gutted, and the former economic "muscle" of those previously employed therein have been sufficiently marginalized, the next talking point is:
"Suckers!!!.......now just go away"