PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: JeffDG on July 23, 2016, 02:36:16 PM
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Interesting piece in the WSJ about expanding NAFTA to include the UK.
(using LMGTFY not to prank people, but to bypass the WSJ paywall)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+Britain+Belongs+in+a+New+Nafta
The three North American nations have fostered economic integration while respecting one another’s national independence, in contrast with the EU’s model for “shared sovereignty.” A new agreement with Britain should move beyond Nafta to an agenda that facilitates economic vitality in the 21st century.
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I think NAFTA was a mistake, at least without funneling more help to displaced workers. But it is too late to repeal it as it would be too disruptive and 20+ years in, we would probably just be shooting ourselves in the foot. I think expanding NAFTA to include the UK would be a great way to make lemonade out of lemons.
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I think NAFTA was a mistake, at least without funneling more help to displaced workers. But it is too late to repeal it as it would be too disruptive and 20+ years in, we would probably just be shooting ourselves in the foot. I think expanding NAFTA to include the UK would be a great way to make lemonade out of lemons.
too late to repeal?
what kind of BS is that?
somehow NAFTA is permanent and can't be modified? there is no way to transition away for it?
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Interesting piece in the WSJ about expanding NAFTA to include the UK.
(using LMGTFY not to prank people, but to bypass the WSJ paywall)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+Britain+Belongs+in+a+New+Nafta
An idea definitely worth exploring further.
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An idea definitely worth exploring further.
And I'd rather have Trump explore/negotiate it than Hillary.
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And I'd rather have Trump explore/negotiate it than Hillary.
Great, so we'd make a deal then threaten to not live up to it.
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too late to repeal?
what kind of BS is that?
somehow NAFTA is permanent and can't be modified? there is no way to transition away for it?
It is not literally too late. After all, if you have one bullet, it is never too late to shoot yourself in the foot.
The problem is that full repeal wouldn't restore the lost jobs and would cost new ones. I wouldn't mind a modification that improved the working conditions of the Mexican workers, thus helping level the playing field with American workers, but that isn't the same as scrapping it.
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It is not literally too late. After all, if you have one bullet, it is never too late to shoot yourself in the foot.
The problem is that full repeal wouldn't restore the lost jobs and would cost new ones. I wouldn't mind a modification that improved the working conditions of the Mexican workers, thus helping level the playing field with American workers, but that isn't the same as scrapping it.
Think "transition"
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Think "transition"
How about instead of expanding NAFTA, instead expand CUFTA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_Free_Trade_Agreement)and get rid of NAFTA, effectively swapping the UK for Mexico.
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Think "transition"
I would say think "tweak". The flows of illegals from Mexico have slowed down dramatic and some of that is apparently due to there being more jobs in Mexico.
If we just cancelled it, what would keep the companies like Ford, Carrier, etc, from just moving those factories to China instead? I would like to see the balance shifted in our direction, not China's.