Image via WikipediaFor those of you who care about such things, I want to comment on Obama’s handling of various trade pacts which I consider essential to growing our economy on a global level.
I think all people, including politicians; accept the fact that free trade is the best approach (as opposed to protectionism) to growing our economy. We have to ad the proviso that free trade must also be fair trade; everyone playing by the rules.
The have been trade pacts signed with Columbia , Panama and South Korea
It appears that our friends, the unionists, are blocking these trade pacts especially the ones with Columbia and Panama
These trade pacts would make it easier for us to sell our goods into those countries and visa versa…again…good for the economy especially the export business in this country.
The unions are always against these free trade pacts because they know that U.S.
So the unions here are demanding that the language in the trade pacts include provisions for unions to form in those non-union countries with the goal of eventually making the cost of producing goods in the U.S. and Columbia / Panama
And President Obama does what the unions tell him to do…
The unions defend their position or opposition to the trade agreements by saying that all they want is for foreign workers to enjoy the same wages and benefits as U.S.
It seems to me that for capitalism to function properly we must keep trade free and if other countries have a cost advantage over us because they have cheaper, non-union labor, so be it.
I don’t know if you noticed but in China
Manufacturing companies around the world are looking for cheaper labor (Vietnam ?) but eventually cheap-cheap labor will not be available and what the U.S. unions want to happen will happen but naturally through the capitalist system and not through union intimidation in the U.S.
Obama – quit being a union stooge!
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