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Originally Posted by Uncle Duke This is why people support a guy like Ron Paul. He's about as Free Market as a candidate can get. |
See, this is what I don't get. Here we have someone who is in favor of the "Free Market." He even used capitals! But on the other hand, free trade is bad. Wait, I thought a free market was good? Is free trade not part of a free market?
As far as the whole NAFTA superhighway thing goes, I really don't see the problem even if it is true (which I doubt, because last map I saw of it showed it going straight into.... Manitoba??). Canada does not have some sort of artificial advantage over the US for manufacturing, we're equal competitors. Both our economies have benefited greatly from free trade with each other. Mexico, well, there's lots of arguments that could be made for and against free trade with Mexico, but I think most times they'll miss the most important point: 80 million or so consumers at comparable levels of wealth to the Americans/Canadians would be good for EVERYONE involved. Wealth generation is not a zero sum game. Having 450 million wealthy consumers in North America to trade with is better than having 350.
