Happy Anniversary NAFTA....
In 1994 NAFTA became law.
At the time there were people who said that was a terrible idea. Ross Perot and Al Gore went and debated the issue on Larry King Live. Ross Perot said this would lead to “a Giant sucking sound” as jobs went south. The media declared Al Gore the winner. Yay Al!
Al went off to make a Hundred Million dollars. The US Economy has swirled down the bowl. Today you don’t see Al Gore giving interviews talking about what a great deal NAFTA turned out to be. There are no victory laps. He would rather you not remember he was completely wrong. He said NAFTA would fix the US economy. It ididn’t. He said it would stop illegal immigration. It didn’t.
Today Obama agrees NAFTA did some bad things. His solution is to make the same NAFTA mistakes again except this time make them even bigger. More lost jobs. More pollution. More destruction of the environment. More …more…..more. And lets do faster with fast track authority.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/nafta-barack-obama-trade-mexico-103701.html
Every free trade agreement always ends up with Americans getting beaten over the head with a hammer. Yet Obama (Man of the people, savior of the working class) wants more. Why? Because he is working for the corporations. Just like the Republicans.
You are supposed to listen to what he says…… But please, please ignore what he does.
The U.S. trade deficit with South Korea has increased 56% to $20.6 billion since 2011, the year before that trade pact took effect.
Since NAFTA the US trade deficit with Mexico and Canada has increased 556%. Yet Obama wants more.
He will tell you this will help protect the environment…..He is lying. What he says doesn’t match the reality. This will kill the environment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/politics/administration-is-seen-as-retreating-on-environment-in-talks-on-pacific-trade.html?_r=0
At the time there were people who said that was a terrible idea. Ross Perot and Al Gore went and debated the issue on Larry King Live. Ross Perot said this would lead to “a Giant sucking sound” as jobs went south. The media declared Al Gore the winner. Yay Al!
Al went off to make a Hundred Million dollars. The US Economy has swirled down the bowl. Today you don’t see Al Gore giving interviews talking about what a great deal NAFTA turned out to be. There are no victory laps. He would rather you not remember he was completely wrong. He said NAFTA would fix the US economy. It ididn’t. He said it would stop illegal immigration. It didn’t.
Today Obama agrees NAFTA did some bad things. His solution is to make the same NAFTA mistakes again except this time make them even bigger. More lost jobs. More pollution. More destruction of the environment. More …more…..more. And lets do faster with fast track authority.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/nafta-barack-obama-trade-mexico-103701.html
Every free trade agreement always ends up with Americans getting beaten over the head with a hammer. Yet Obama (Man of the people, savior of the working class) wants more. Why? Because he is working for the corporations. Just like the Republicans.
You are supposed to listen to what he says…… But please, please ignore what he does.
The U.S. trade deficit with South Korea has increased 56% to $20.6 billion since 2011, the year before that trade pact took effect.
Since NAFTA the US trade deficit with Mexico and Canada has increased 556%. Yet Obama wants more.
He will tell you this will help protect the environment…..He is lying. What he says doesn’t match the reality. This will kill the environment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/politics/administration-is-seen-as-retreating-on-environment-in-talks-on-pacific-trade.html?_r=0
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February 20, 2014
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