Good point Chuck, and this does not only apply to economics.  Participating
in any kind of asymetrical relationship does us no good.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:41:59 -0600, Chuck Ryan <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Behalf Of James Hofmeister
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>> Subject: Re: OT: Carly makes the news and I agree with what she is >
>> saying
>> 
>> A complication is our US corporations are competing in the world
>market
>> against countries that do not have employee benefits:
>> 
>
>While this is an issue I think it falls secondary to the fact that free
>trade cannot work when only one partner, in this case the US, is
>expected to live up to the concept of free trade while the rest of the
>world can, and do, lock us out of any market they wish. Meanwhile if we
>even suggest that our companies look for local suppliers first, we are
>dragged before the WTO and condemned in the world press.
>
>That is not free trade, it is one way trade and it is national suicide
>to continue down this path.
>
>It is time to face that harsh reality that, like in every other country
>on the planet, our own culture and people must come first in our hearts.
>This does not mean taking the stance that the rest of the world does not
>matter, but if helping the rest of the world means my own children go
>hungry... to hell with the rest of the world. I give to charity what I
>can, and prefer to focus on local charities, but only after I meet my
>own family's needs.
>
>Unfortunately that does not seem to be the current direction our
>government is pursuing and so... canned food and shotguns are still top
>of my current investment list.
>
>
>Comments are my own, not my employer's... etc.
>
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