The 'Greatest Nation On Earth' Shouldn't Jam "Free Trade" Down The Earth's Throat

[marmar]

from the Working Life blog:




The Greatest Nation On Earth Shouldn't Jam "Free Trade" Down The Earth's Throat

by Jonathan Tasini
Friday 09 of September, 2011


I hate to ruin a good party--or at least the world of the liberal bloviators who want everyone to stand in line and praise the president's speech last night. Heck, I am glad he was there to push for something--ANYTHING--to be done to try to respond to the great crisis we have.

But, I am hurting myself with my self-described "shaking head syndrome" from this line:

Now it's time to clear the way for a series of trade agreements that would make it easier for American companies to sell their products in Panama, Colombia, and South Korea - while also helping the workers whose jobs have been affected by global competition. If Americans can buy Kias and Hyundais, I want to see folks in South Korea driving Fords and Chevys and Chryslers. I want to see more products sold around the world stamped with three proud words: "Made in America."

Along with the fantasy of embracing the phony debt and deficit "crisis" and the entirely pointless knee-jerk inclusion of tax cuts for business, it is really absurd to insert so-called "free trade" into a speech about creating jobs. They don't belong together--unless you happen to be a CEO of a flagless multi-national corporation who does not care a wit about "Made in America" but does love the lower wages people are forced to live on in part because of so-called "free trade". ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.workinglife.org/blogs/view_post.php?content_id=15289

[Brickbat]

1. K&R.

[Bluebear]

2. Recommend

[Hart2008]

3. American companies aren't manufacturing in the USA. American cars in Korea would be made in China.

He knows that and was very deceitful with that line.

[dtexdem]

4. The greatest nation on earth is in a death spiral, and no longer so great ...

because it jammed free-trade bills down its own throat.