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So-called "free trade" has unfairly allowed foreign manufacturers to devastate American manufacturing, forcing them out of business or to sell out. Pat Buchanan, slammed the effects of free trade in a debate with Bob Reich on Monday's Hardball with Chris Matthews: "We have lost 3 million manufacturing jobs since George Bush took office- 1 in every 6. If that is a successful trade policy, Dr. Reich, give us the statistics on failed policy.” There is no longer any doubt that our free trade agreements have devastated America and the middle class. America’s free trade policy has seen towering debts, stagnant middle class wages, a decimated manufacturing base and a free-falling dollar become commonplace. Free trade has fleeced the American worker and threatens our future prosperity. Click on the video to watch the full debate from Monday's Hardball: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hNe1BvuuM Click here to contact your Representative in Congress. Spread this message with Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit, or Stumbleupon, and subscribe to the RSS Feed to track articles
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guest says "Minimum and Maximum Wage" on 10/11/07
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guest says "Very soon USA will not be a superpower" on 10/10/07
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Free trade is creating service jobs at $7.15 per hour. Manufacturing are out Walmart is in and so is China and India, long live free trade and dumb politicians!!!
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guest says "How Patriotic is Pat?" on 10/09/07
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Folks, let's not forget that "Patriotic Pat" was a Republican ally who railed against many of the workplace and social safety nets proposed by Ralph Nader during the 1970's.
American Workers and their families are much worse off today and continue to suffer today because of his opposition to policies such as fair wages for American workers, labor unions, and a clean safe workplace. Thank you for kicking America's workers Pat! They suffered 30 years of abuse, declining wages and benefits while you trumpeted big business profiteering. Pat's reactionary brand of conservatism helped bring the illegal alien King and terrorist appeaser and fiscal mismanager: Ronald Reagan to power speeding the demise of our nation through stupidity, incompetence, waste and general mismanagement. Pat was more than happy to bad mouth and discredit any social programs to aid the poor and needy. They were easy targets to kick when it was "cool" to beat up on the victim. Yet (like GW Bush) there was always room and money in his heart for war spending and runaway unproven weapon systems under Reagan. Most people have forgotten those chapters in Pat's brand of Conservatism that have helped bring our country to its knees today. Thank you Pat for kicking America until it was hurting and is now on its deathbed. Fortunately, Ralph Nader is contemplating entering the Presidential race. If ever there was an American Savior, it is surely Ralph. The greatest living American who has done more to improve the health,safety and welfare of our nation than all of the sell out Democrats and Republican traitors combined. It is Ralph who is responsible for clean air, clean water, safer cars and more consumer and civil protections. Ralph opposed NAFTA/CAFTA/WTO as they sailed through congress as heroic measures for free trade. Want the real deal and America's savior? Pat owes Americans a huge policy for the damage he has done to our nation and our workers. |
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guest says "Buchanan Fights for American Worker, Against Free Trade Worker" on 10/09/07
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Buchanan is suggesting that the loss of 3 million jobs is due to free trade. Sorry but you can't just assume that is so. The loss of jobs is due to imports presumably. One doesn't accuse exports of causing job loss. Well, what Buchanan would have to to would be to show that the ratio of imports to GNP is correlated with unemployment. This has been tried by economists with no result as far as I know. But if Buchanan can show it say over the last l0 years then he may have a point.
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It makes no difference whether they are flipping hamburgers or washing dishes or mowing lawns.Earning a living wage is a basic human right.
People need to eat, buy homes, cloth themselves, purchase insurance, raise children, drive cars, pay for gas, etc.
Sound like too much?
Do the math.
$25x40= $1000 weekly salary and 52K a year.
Is that too much.
Especially when there are financial theives like William McGuire of US Healthcare ( an HMO) earning $1.6 BILLION per year in salary, benefits and stock options.
If anything we need to impose a 100% tax on any income exceeding $1 million dollars. This is a very generous proposal considering the rampant poverty and need in America.
Anyone who wants mroe than $1 million per year is being excessively greedy and should not be rewarded for his vice.
These are fair and reasonable proposals to help rebalance the totally undemocratic suppression of the the poor and middle classes from receiving their fair share in compensation for making our country run and function well.