Edwards Opposes South Korean Trade Deal in Speech to Michigan Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

Edwards Opposes South Korean Trade Deal in Speech to Michigan Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

04-21-2007 9:03 PM
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press Writer

DETROIT (Associated Press) -- Presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday he opposes a free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea, telling Michigan Democrats it would be bad for the auto industry.

The deal needs the approval of both countries' lawmakers. It would immediately eliminate U.S. tariffs on Korean vehicles, Edwards said, but leave in place a discriminatory tax based on engine size that disproportionately affects American cars.


Keynote speaker John Edwards, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, addresses the Michigan Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the Cobo Center in Detroit on Saturday, April 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Gary Malerba)


"There are so many more Korean cars sold in the United States than are sold in Korea," Edwards told about 2,000 Democrats gathered at their annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.

He added that South Korean workers are thrown in jail for fighting for decent wages.

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[Blackhatjack]

1. And this is why we need Edwards in the White House.....

It would be easy to say that 'free trade' is good for America since imported Korean cars are cheaper for the American people. But in truth cheaper goods imported to the US without opening the markets to US goods, just means more outsourcing of jobs and loss of jobs --which is deadly to middle class Americans.

We need Edwards to tell the truth, and stand up for American workers --and not just for American corporate profits.

[1932]

2. I know a guy who works for a big investment bank and he rotated through SK

and, frankly, it's offensive how much money he made off that country.

Free trade shifts a lot of wealth from the bottom to the top and then right out of that country into US bank accounts.