tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905729024656704090.post4540614492128678355..comments2024-03-16T10:51:29.949-04:00Comments on <center>Misunderstood Finance</center>: Why Isn't Obama Pushing Free Trade Agreements To Create Private Sector Jobs And Grow The Economy?Milton Rechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02488660316957122768noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905729024656704090.post-43857620736839001622010-05-19T08:20:23.263-04:002010-05-19T08:20:23.263-04:00It doesn't take a PHD to know that free trade ...It doesn't take a PHD to know that free trade agreements beginning with NAFTA have destroyed this countrys economy. the "swoosh" that you heard after NAFTA and the 26 trade agreements that folllowed was industry leaving for more profit after the tariffs were removed forcing American labor to compete against 3rd. world countries. we have lost control of our tax base,manufactoring, R&D and food safety. Union strength beginning world War ll is what raised our living standards, we are now at the mercy of a corrupt and immoral political system, will Phoenix rise out of he ashes - I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com