Comments on: A few things Democrats didn’t clap for http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/ Good, bad, I'm the guy with the blog. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:01:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jim in KFalls http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Jim in KFalls Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:09:25 +0000 http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/#comment-1492 Not trying to be cynical, but what makes you think that goods from the USA cannot already be sold in those countries? And if you were buying stock in a company, would you rather buy stock in a company whose cheif good/service is exporting, or a company whose cheif good/service is manufacturing? Not trying to be cynical, but what makes you think that goods from the USA cannot already be sold in those countries?

And if you were buying stock in a company, would you rather buy stock in a company whose cheif good/service is exporting, or a company whose cheif good/service is manufacturing?

]]> By: Vonski http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Vonski Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:11:40 +0000 http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/#comment-1482 You might be right, Raf. The other side of the coin is they'd be new markets to offer our goods to and someone has to be here on our end to export. Some jobs there at least, I guess *shrug* You might be right, Raf. The other side of the coin is they’d be new markets to offer our goods to and someone has to be here on our end to export. Some jobs there at least, I guess *shrug*

]]> By: Rafael http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Rafael Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:01:25 +0000 http://vonski.com/index.php/2008/01/28/a-few-things-democrats-didnt-clap-for/#comment-1475 Perhaps it's my middle of the road personality, but I have yet to see an example of free-trade that's created more jobs in the U.S. Usually what I've seen happen is an acceleration of job outsourcing to those same 'free trade" companies since they tend to have, overall, lower wage rates and items coming back in are no longer subject to tariff. e.g. manufacturing jobs+NAFTA+Mexico. Not that I'm an expert- I;m not- just personal observations. Perhaps it’s my middle of the road personality, but I have yet to see an example of free-trade that’s created more jobs in the U.S. Usually what I’ve seen happen is an acceleration of job outsourcing to those same ‘free trade” companies since they tend to have, overall, lower wage rates and items coming back in are no longer subject to tariff. e.g. manufacturing jobs+NAFTA+Mexico.

Not that I’m an expert- I;m not- just personal observations.

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