So Much for Trade Reform From Obama, or Maybe Just Media Story Plants
We now see reports that any trade reforms around NAFTA will be delayed by an Obama administration, due to the Economy.After he becomes president in January, Obama will order a study on the world's...
View ArticleObama won't be re-negotiating NAFTA after all
Left Labor gets sold out by the Clintonite Democrats again. President-elect Barack Obama's pick for commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, got a warm welcome Thursday during a visit to Mexico, where...
View ArticleObama Chooses Free Traitor Ron Kirk For U.S. Trade Representative
Boy, I'm not impressed. Obama has chosen Ron Kirk as the U.S. trade representative.As a past supporter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and China Permanent Normal Trade Relations...
View ArticleOn NAFTA - I told ya so gives me no joy
Well today Obama went to Canada and of course said nothing about our massive trade deficits with Canada or Mexico, instead saying we don't want to be that canard protectionist word.Reuters:"Now is a...
View ArticleObama Releasing Trade Policy - Push for Panama?
Supposedly today the USTR office of the Obama administration is releasing a new trade policy agenda. Bloomberg is reporting:President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to approve a long-delayed...
View ArticleNew York Times Recognizing the Disaster of NAFTA
I am so used to the New York Times refusing to acknowledge the reality of bad trade deals, this article clam as a shock.“A new phenomenon has grown up under Nafta — high-productivity poverty,” said...
View ArticleAs expected, Obama backtracks on NAFTA
The corporate wing of the Democratic party hasn't lost any of its strength. If we can't even TALK about updating NAFTA then we are lost when it comes to agreements like GATT. WASHINGTON — The Obama...
View ArticleWhirlpool gets $19 million in Taxpayer Stimulus funds, Offshore Outsources...
Believe this or not, Whirlpool received Stimulus funds to create jobs and instead they are closing plants! This is obscene that they are being given funds to create jobs and instead offshore...
View ArticleSouth Korea Free Trade Agreement Goes South
Some good news for U.S. workers. Obama's negotiations with South Korea for yet another NAFTA styled trade agreement failed. There will be no new trade agreement. This one was a battle of the...
View ArticleObama Does a "Lose-Lose" by South Korea Free Trade Agreement
Remember all of those promises during campaign 2008 to finally reform trade and stop NAFTA like trade agreements? Chalk up another one to the win elections rhetoric dust heap. While Obama claims this...
View ArticleGM Wants to Dump Off Their Skilled Labor
GM's recent move to early retire their skilled labor is a great example of labor arbitrage by nation-states. The reason is so they can match labor costs to Mexico for manufacturing a new car in the...
View ArticleAustralia Finds out "Free" Trade Ain't So Free After All
By way of Public Citizen, there is a new 400 page report on Australia's six NAFTA style trade agreements that concludes they ain't doin' much for their economy, Bloody onkus mate. The Productivity...
View ArticleObama Signs Deal to Allow Mexican Truckers Onto U.S. Highways
In yet another blow to U.S. workers, the Obama administration has signed a deal for Mexican truckers to operate inside the United States.The news headlines all sing hallelujah over some soon to be...
View ArticleTrade Deficit for May 2012 - $48.7 Billion
The U.S. May 2012 monthly trade deficitdeclined $1.91 billion to $48.68 billion. This is a 3.78% monthly decrease in the trade deficit, all due to reduced imports. Exports decreased $359 million, or...
View ArticleTrade Deficit Declines by -5.1% for September 2012
The U.S. September 2012 monthly trade deficit declined by -5.1%, or -$2.25 billion. August's trade deficit was revised down by -$427 million, which gives a 3.1% monthly increase instead of the...
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