mickeyd
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When I was watching the debate on TV this week between Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton from Cleveland, Ohio they seemed to be quite concerned about the negative aspects of NAFTA. I came away from that debate with a feeling that I really felt uninformed because I had no idea that NAFTA was hurting so many folks.
After doing a bit of reading, it seems that I was not that misinformed after all. Both candidates probably know better than to bring up the subject here in Texas where this trade agreement seems to be better understood by the locals as they have been closer to the subject.
NAFTA did not begin shifting jobs from the USA to Mexico since it's passage 15 years ago under President Clinton. U.S. companies were setting up production sharing operations in Mexico back in the 60's. Mexico opened its economy and joined the rest of the world's trading system (including trademark and patent protection rules) in the 90's. NAFTA mearly codified what was already going on between US, Canadian, and Mexican companies. The way I see it, without NAFTA, this would have still continued. So why be so upset at NAFTA?
Maybe I have it wrong. If I am wrong, can someone here set me straight?
After doing a bit of reading, it seems that I was not that misinformed after all. Both candidates probably know better than to bring up the subject here in Texas where this trade agreement seems to be better understood by the locals as they have been closer to the subject.
NAFTA did not begin shifting jobs from the USA to Mexico since it's passage 15 years ago under President Clinton. U.S. companies were setting up production sharing operations in Mexico back in the 60's. Mexico opened its economy and joined the rest of the world's trading system (including trademark and patent protection rules) in the 90's. NAFTA mearly codified what was already going on between US, Canadian, and Mexican companies. The way I see it, without NAFTA, this would have still continued. So why be so upset at NAFTA?
Maybe I have it wrong. If I am wrong, can someone here set me straight?
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