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Old 12-27-2012, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Free From The Oppressive State
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Its odd, we had no problem boycotting South Africa in the 80s. It seems that its OK with the US to trade with countries that abuse their populations, so long as they abuse them equally.

that and your traitors in the dems and republicans have made you and your children indebted to china.
I forgot that England is a Utopia and has done NOTHING in history, whatsoever, to exploit others less fortunate than them. LOL.
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Old 12-27-2012, 04:05 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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This is what NAFTA and China most favored nation trade status brought to the world.

Thank you, Bill Clinton. Ross Perot was right, and most American voters laughed at him. Keep in mind, however, that American voters just re-elected Obama as well.
You will have to add George Bush senior to that list of thanks as well.

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Following diplomatic negotiations dating back to 1986 among the three nations, the leaders met in San Antonio, Texas, on December 17, 1992, to sign NAFTA. U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas, each responsible for spearheading and promoting the agreement, ceremonially signed it. The agreement then needed to be ratified by each nation's legislative or parliamentary branch.
Before the negotiations were finalized, Bill Clinton came into office in the U.S. and Kim Campbell in Canada, and before the agreement became law, Jean Chrétien had taken office in Canada
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Old 12-27-2012, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Old Town Alexandria
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whether note was a hoax or not, sweatshops need to be boycotted

We bought a dining room set for over 18k a few years ago. Turn it over, made in Malaysia. Pure junk as the cherry wood was poorly crafted

Americans need to stop buying garbage. Will it ever happen?

alot of those sweatshops also utilize human trafficking. It is a disgrace.
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Old 12-27-2012, 07:38 PM
 
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whether note was a hoax or not, sweatshops need to be boycotted

We bought a dining room set for over 18k a few years ago. Turn it over, made in Malaysia. Pure junk as the cherry wood was poorly crafted

Americans need to stop buying garbage. Will it ever happen?

alot of those sweatshops also utilize human trafficking. It is a disgrace.
You spent 18 grand on a dining room set. LOL!!!

Now that is consumerism at its finest.
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Old 12-27-2012, 07:52 PM
 
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You spent 18 grand on a dining room set. LOL!!!

Now that is consumerism at its finest.
Do you eat on the floor?
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Old 12-27-2012, 07:56 PM
 
Location: USA
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China is an absolutely awful place and I hate the thought of having any dealings with them. Unfortunately, it's absurd to even consider an embargo and even more so to expect it to have any effect. The only hope is that more contact with our country will eventually lead to a fruitful democracy there.
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Old 12-27-2012, 08:02 PM
 
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Do you eat on the floor?
Yes, because I didn't spend 18,000 dollars on my set, I eat on the floor. Logic = solved.
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Old 12-27-2012, 08:18 PM
 
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Yes, because I didn't spend 18,000 dollars on my set, I eat on the floor. Logic = solved.
Some of us like to eat tables and are not obsessed with money.
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Old 12-27-2012, 08:46 PM
 
Location: where you sip the tea of the breasts of the spinsters of Utica
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Some of us like to eat tables and are not obsessed with money.
goats?
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Old 12-27-2012, 08:48 PM
 
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Some of us like to eat tables and are not obsessed with money.
I don't recommend eating tables.
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