It's all politics until i start to feel REAL consequences. They can all talk, talk, talk. And say this plan would do this and that plan would do that and it is all just so much BS. Means NOTHING. But when regulations start showing up that actually DO affect something is when i start paying attention. The rest is purely rhetoric.

So, how'd all that NAFTA rhetoric play out?

1 hr Ago

I Was upstairs talking to my Neighbor.
He has expressed interest in Obtaining a Nevada Rec and License.
I was explaining the hassle I had with the Cops because of State Legal Co Op Grows, and just as Police Harassment left my lips An Unmarked Car and 2 Squads pull up in frony of my place.
I am thinkin"Here we go" when they ask my friend if he knows where Rodney is at.
This guy has a 20 yo son livin the same complex named Rodney.
So My friend gets his son outa bed and says the police want to ask him a few questions.
He walks out, they shove Rodney out to the patrol car and Split, leaveing his Father standing there wondering WTF.
Turns out win they got the guy to the Station they decided to ID him an hr later. OOOOPS Wrong Rodney...
Turns out they wanted my Other neighbors son for some stupid Vandalism that a guy they already Busted decided to Roll on him for.
Kids stuff.
Id have to say they got 75 percent of the people and their kids on Parole in this town of 2500.
They literally had a full team out of Cops the other Day, immediately after these Bored and Stupid kids supposedly broke into the 4 H club. Big Doin's in River City.
I think my little Co Op would make headlines around here.
Headlines
Gang of Terrorist cripples try to Rape Jesus in our Town>>>>
Get the Rope.....And a 6 Pack......

Sharki

Well, Witchy, that's just how far apart we see things. I am all for NAFTA. Free trade is where it's at.

Check this out :http://www.skeptically.org/wto/id19.html

WHERE exactly is WHAT at? I know you certainly aren't suggesting I fill-in the blanks with THE US and LIVING-WAGE JOBS in this "Free Trade" MadLib

Well, "Free Trade" is where the preferable future of mankind is at. It is where peace and prosperity as opposed to war and hardship is at. It's where human beings can come together in mutual interests as opposed to coming together to fight with one another is at. To paraphrase; "When goods and services cross borders, tanks and troops do not".

"When goods and services cross borders, tanks and troops do not"
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
^Here is some statistics of imported and exported goods coming in and going out of America. So, there is no when in that quotation. We outsource tons of services in America. As well as tons of goods entering and exiting the states(including tanks,troops,bullets and missiles)? "Free Trade" is what has lopsided our economy so much that 400 individuals own the same wealth as 150,000,000 people. Maybe I'm interpreting your reply incorrectly, but how are you inducting that "Free Trade" is going to make things better?

Because when people talk to each other in trade they are coming together in a positive forum. Diferent than a "protectionist" system, with tarrifs and restrictions to trade among free individuals.

Ask Detroit how "free trade" and Nafta worked out.