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In the discussion thread: Why Walker won in WI, and what Dems need to do right now. [View all]

Sun Jun 10, 2012, 09:15 AM

davidpdx (8,782 posts)

22. I think you can support both free trade and unions

It is not an either or proposition. Free trade lowers tariffs and other taxes on both items coming in and out of the country. Yes some jobs are lost with free-trade, but in theory we should be retraining people to work in other fields where the same type of skills are needed (clean energy production). The problem is not enough money is going into retraining and getting people back to work. Subsidies and tariffs (like ethanol and sugar) are completely a waste of money and are nothing but pandering to a particular part of the country.

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Why Walker won in WI, and what Dems need to do right now. [View all]	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	OP
I don't think Walker will pull back at all.	BlueToTheBone	Jun 2012	#1
No, not "so goes the nation" over one state. And if after this he doesn't re-tune, that is GOOD for	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#3
They may be clever, but they aren't smart.	BlueToTheBone	Jun 2012	#8
He may consider this a "mandate," but it's quite possible that he will be indicted along with his	Cal33	Jun 2012	#20
You make some valid points	Savannahmann	Jun 2012	#2
Yes, that is true. I do mention that the signature and primary campaign then a short general cam-	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#4
"Never do something unless you'll almost certainly win"	MannyGoldstein	Jun 2012	#5
No Manny, but you also don't over-reach before you have the fundamentals on your side. And here they	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#6
You keep mentioning Walker's huge cash advantage	MannyGoldstein	Jun 2012	#9
Maybe he means that it wasn't necessary for the DNC to directly provide the $500K Barrett requested.	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#13
They contributed at least $1.4 million through various means and more would not have helped. Play	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#15
They didn't contribute $1.4 million to Barrett's campaign after the primary. They had the money.	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#18
The DNC and MANY OTHERS helped. You risked and lost. Learn from it and move on. No blame games.	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#30
Aren't you one of those who said that the DNC's earlier help prior to the primary was sufficient	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#33
He had a big cash advantage, but that was not the ONLY dynamic and anyone who thinks so is refusing	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#14
How do you feel about Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy?	MannyGoldstein	Jun 2012	#19
Yes, good, fine, like it, it's right. But you're comparing apples to oranges here as I've said.	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#29
That's certainly some of it. It's certainly not simply about the amount of the money	HereSince1628	Jun 2012	#7
Another thought about why Walker might of won. He is not fond of the law, and has a history of	midnight	Jun 2012	#10
You just proved with your own statement the recall was a bad move. Only 27 days to campaign. That	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#16
"My people"???? The nurses, or how about the teachers????	midnight	Jun 2012	#27
"Your people" means Wisconsinites in general. The idea of recalling a sitting guv didn't sit well	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#31
Very good post.	JNelson6563	Jun 2012	#11
Thanks. Appreciated. Repeated polls prove these points.	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#17
We should now all SUPPORT UNIONISM? All of us? Should we oppose the next "free-trade" agreement?	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#12
I think you can support both free trade and unions	davidpdx	Jun 2012	#22
How did you come up with the idea that "free trade" and unionism are not mutually exclusive?	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#23
I have actually studied economics	davidpdx	Jun 2012	#25
You say, "Obama supports free-trade." Now he does, but not too loudly. This is different from his	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#26
I agree Obama's views have changed	davidpdx	Jun 2012	#28
I do not agree that Obama's views have changed. I say that his expression of them has.	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#32
I think Obama's lack of support ...	GeorgeGist	Jun 2012	#21
That is total crap. Obama was extremely right to stay of that mess so enough of that nonsense.	RBInMaine	Jun 2012	#24

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