HOLY SHUT! CAFTA WILL PASS~!!!!

[Nimble_Idea]

Victory for Free Trade!?

[Robert Oak]

1. fucking slime

Even when the writing is on the wall they sell the US right down the river.

including 15 (at least) Democrats.

[Kazak]

2. Whats next?

SAFTA?

[earthboundmisfit]

5. SHAFTA.

Also pronounced "SHAFT US"...

[Nimble_Idea]

9. no, FTAA is next

The Final Solution to all Trade in this hemisphere.

[applegrove]

3. I hate trade deals too but at some point you have to ask yourself -

do we really want to live in a world where the "South" still is mired in economic collapse while the West bounces out rich people? And our middle class would be considered extremely rich by any stretch of the poverty that does exist in the world. I mean - there is no other way to get the engines of all world going. Every single development economist agrees. Every single intellectual focussing on the world's poor agree. I hold my nose and hope that the coop movement and the fair trade movements do well.

We have the internet. No reason why corporations should be the only model of international trade. Because they are not.

[sadiesworld]

7. Worked out real well for Mexico, eh?

[applegrove]

12. Well like the USA - Mexico has a little 'distribution of wealth problem'.

In fact they are just about equal in the list of countries with South American style distribution of wealth while being 'democracies'. Russia is right with them.

So the distribution of wealth needs to be fixed in all three places.

[rooboy]

11. Wages in Mexico went DOWN under NAFTA...

and with CAFTA, it's more of the same. It's about cheap labor, nothing else.

[applegrove]

14. Wages everywhere are going down. Even in professions. Thankfully

the price of goods are going down too.

The only wages that are not going down are those of CEOs.

[arcos]

4. I've been saying that for months...

and no one here gave a fuck.

[sadiesworld]

10. Trade is not nearly as compelling as threads about video games.

Ever notice how many low count posters heavily participated in those threads?

[arcos]

13. I know, it sucks...

I want to thank you though, for always helping with the kicks. :hi: :kick:

[Nimble_Idea]

15. well it's finally here! weeeeeeeeeeee

I don't think anyone really gives a flip myself.
People voted for this when they installed shrubCo.
Say....the South will benefit from this.....South of the Rio Grande that is.

[Kire]

6. Viva Zapata!

Which South American country will host the next rebellion by men and women in black ski masks? Who will be the next Subcomandante?

[Kalish]

8. Bad day for the American worker

Damn - that's all there is to say.....

[Nimble_Idea]

16. The American Worker voted for this

mainly the southern worker, but now they will have no jobs. Oh well, maybe the south can concentrate on that all important issue of Gays again in the next election.