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Old 09-16-2009, 04:52 PM
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:18 PM
 
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wow, no liberals want to dispute the story?
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:21 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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wow, no liberals want to dispute the story?
They know the story but are trying to avoid it as long as they can.
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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The study looks at the economic effects of the U.S. failure to implement trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia, U.S. "Buy American" policies in the economic stimulus bill and continued U.S. restrictions on cross-border trucking from Mexico. Those decisions combined may end up costing the U.S. 585,000 jobs, according to the report.
They are all for protectionism - no matter the cost.
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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They are all for protectionism - no matter the cost.
Who in our government cares how many jobs are lost for any reason? Nobody that I know.
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:43 PM
 
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They know the story but are trying to avoid it as long as they can.
They are still trying to figure out what the story means..
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