Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:34 PM

Is the President going to talk about NAFTA tonight?

Any "plan" by the President to rebuild our manufacturing base and create good jobs that doesn't address our disastrous trade policy is meaningless. Tax incentives are never going to be enough to level the playing field with 3rd world wages.

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
Is the President going to talk about NAFTA tonight? (Original post)	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2012	OP
Why would he?	customerserviceguy	Jan 2012	#1
A 'non-issue'?	Earth_First	Jan 2012	#2
Can you come up with	customerserviceguy	Jan 2012	#4
jobs are a non issue?	frylock	Jan 2012	#3
Jobs are an issue	customerserviceguy	Jan 2012	#5
that's because the media is comprised of a bunch of dumbshits..	frylock	Jan 2012	#6
Well, neither the media	customerserviceguy	Jan 2012	#7
The kooks may be on to something. We may end up needing re-education camps for some of you people	RB TexLa	Jan 2012	#8
The answer was NO, as I knew it would be.	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2012	#9

Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:14 PM

customerserviceguy (14,717 posts)

1. Why would he?

I check out a lot of media, even with OWS coverage, it's pretty much a nonissue for many people.

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Response to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:36 PM

Earth_First (11,602 posts)

2. A 'non-issue'?

Clearly you jest...

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Response to Earth_First (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:44 PM

customerserviceguy (14,717 posts)

4. Can you come up with

any news stories from even the last three months about NAFTA that have taken any hold on the agenda? If OWS had focused on that, it might have been a different story, but they seem completely unfocused to me, or at least not focused on that issue.

It sure hasn't come up in the Republicon debates, even from Ron Paul. Why would the President make a single mention of NAFTA? I'll bet you a beer that the term is not even uttered tonight, either by the President or the Repig response.

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Response to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:42 PM

frylock (19,050 posts)

3. jobs are a non issue?

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Response to frylock (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:45 PM

customerserviceguy (14,717 posts)

5. Jobs are an issue

I just don't see anyone in the media trying to tie NAFTA to that. I really don't expect the President to comment on it. He's a free trader all the way.

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Response to customerserviceguy (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:51 PM

frylock (19,050 posts)