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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:19 AM Original message |
Corn, Sugar to Trade Freely as Final Nafta Tariffs Are Ended |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Please, Sir, Does That Include Cuba? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Of course not you silly duck. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. That was some racket they had going! Batista built their hotels,casinos for them with Cuba's own |
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sentelle (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would guess that it might lower the cost of corn |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Hope that happens. |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. There goes my indulgence in Mexican Coca Cola, |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Millions of Mexican farmers lost their jobs, and their generations-old family farms, their whole way |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. great, more high fructose corn syrup in everything |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I hate that stuff |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 09:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Ethanol mania should help with that |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. Eliminating sugar tariffs is a good thing |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Wonderful news. |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Of all the things you could tariff ... |
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patch1234 (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 03:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. an indirect subsidy to US growers |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. Aftermath of the first brush with NAFTA in Mexico: |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. Tariffs on flip-flops? |
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benh57 (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 04:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. it's all about Big Flip Flop |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. Mexico's protection for farm goods runs out, leaving farmers feeling rootless |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. But Mexico sugar producers win. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
20. NAFTA & Globalization is Killing Mexico's Farmers |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
21. NAFTA Equals Death, Say Peasant Farmers |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. Did they eliminate the subsidies too? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I haven't seen any indication American food producers would give up one red cent in subsidies. n/t |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. NAFTA Free Trade Myths Lead to Farm Failure in Mexico |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Rarely has a cut-and-paste been so full of misinformation, |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Rather than offering your opinion, why don't you share some links for DU'ers to consider? |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Why are you afraid of me offering my opinion??? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Would strongly "recommend" that DU'ers "read" a lot more so they can come to their "own conclusions" |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I see you gave no rejoinder, since you apparently can't think for yourself. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Like people are going to believe your lies about her facts, you conservative fool. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. MEXICO: FARMERS BRACE FOR FLOOD OF U.S. MAIZE AND BEAN IMPORTS |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. So now you're claiming the corn willl be low priced. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 09:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. As I've posted for well over a year, US government subsidized corn which started flooding Mexico |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-31-07 09:07 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Except that your prior post says the opposite... |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-31-07 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
34. and the wall? may be is part of the plan |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-31-07 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
35. Informed LTTE published in Houston Chronicle: |
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