so...what was the point of NAFTA again?

[ulysses]

Jobs here disappearing...maquiladoras south of the Rio Grande not enough to sustain workers in Mexico (big shocker there) so they naturally come here...worker rights and environmental protections shot to hell...tell me again why FTAs are such great ideas. Anyone?

[hobbit709]

1. That "sucking" sound

[Rosemary2205]

2. yep. nt

[ulysses]

4. such a cool sound. n/t

[unkachuck]

3. destroy Unions....

....and lower labor costs....

[ulysses]

6. why do we still have Dems backing it?

Or can we close the book on the Dem/labor alliance?

[unkachuck]

13. the way I see it....

....the books been closed for over 20 years....

[MadMaddie]

5. NAFTA

Nother
American Worker
Fucked by
Trade (outsourced work)with
Another country..


Best I could do....perhaps someone can come up with a better one...you get what I mean
:grr:

[ulysses]

9. I got nothing so far.

:thumbsup:

[Elwood P Dowd]

18. Or this

No

American

Factories

Taking

Applications

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Not To Sodomize The Middle Class!!!

The purpose was to help the Rich. Sodomizing the Middle Class was only an (obvious) byproduct.

[ulysses]

8. accidental sodomy?

:rofl:

[OHdem10]

10. Nafta was supposed to establish Trade Markets

in which Mexico, Canada, some SAmerican countries
would participate. It was to bring wealth and prosperity
to all(sarcasm). You know a real boom.

However, they ignored Ricardo's basic rule --there must
be comparative advantage. In other words when you put Mexico
up against the US --no bais for comparison. GDP, Wages,
whatever. Compare US to SA . It might take a few countries
to even have the GDP of California. In other words, like many
things Nafta was established on shaky weak not workable soil.
Free Trades works great when there is comparative advantage.

In these situations, the poor people in other countries do
not earn enough to buy our products. Products can be made
very cheaply in those countries and shipped back to US. Not
free trade. Surely not fair trade. The two or three companies
should be trading products more evenly.

Our jobs got shipped to Mexico because the Transnationals could
make ever so much money. But then just as Mexico began to jjust
start to get up on its knees----That giant sucking sound swooshed
in from China. Transnationals found people who earn even less.
Mexico has been left in a Depression and we are seeing the
results of Nafta in Immigration Problem.

To be fair I will concede thatTechnolgy has added to the Nafta Problem.

Do not get me started on Trade Policy.

[Elwood P Dowd]

16. Ricardo is probably rolling over in his grave

NAFTA is NOT free trade.

[whistle]

11. North American Free Trade Act....I guess it is about free trade

....trade in jobs, human beings, exploitation, avoiding tariffs and taxes, and so forth. The sucking sound is billionaires getting blown

[rucky]

12. So Ford & GM can make millions!

um, wait... I'll try again...

So Hagen Dazs can make Dulce de Leche ice cream! Yeah, that's the ticket.

[Sputnik55]

14. No Advantage for the Americans n/t

[newyawker99]

20. Hi Sputnik55!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[soothsayer]

15. To create the north american (or all americas) union like the bloody EU

Part of the NWO.

[BigRed1975]

17. I think we should have Hillary consult...

with her chief advisor. Maybe he can tell us.

Big Red

[Sonicmedusa]

19. Got that right

I am so worried for my children.

[newyawker99]

21. Hi BigRed1975!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[BigRed1975]

25. Thankyou...

Looking forward to some spirited exchange. Whoever wins, it will be a Democrat..and that is a good thing!

Big Red

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. ...

:yoiks:

[earth mom]

22. The purpose was TOTAL exploitation of the working poor & poor & the gutting of the middle class

so that some greedy bastards can have a sh*tload of money that they will never spend in their lifetimes! :grr:

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. Mission Accomplished. nt