2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI'm HORRIFIED HRC aspires to "growth and opportunity for every person in the hemisphere"
How DARE she dream of such a thing.
bmstee01
(453 posts)Obviously I care about depressed areas of our country too. I don't think our economy should ignore or leave anyone out. We can do better. But we have to trade. That's just a reality
radical noodle
(8,013 posts)But I also think there should be opportunity here. I seem to recall that there was quite a lot of job training here along with the signing of NAFTA. But I believe the GOP slowly defunded it to nothing. Job training facilities sit idle.
Arneoker
(375 posts)Has been raising the importance of helping out those have lost out on trade deals. In other words, spread out the winnings that come from free trade.
Arneoker
(375 posts)I think we can do well by our own people without trying to screw the people of her homeland, which of course includes my inlaws. Trade does not have to be a zero sum game. On the other hand, protectionism and trade wars often are negative sum, lose-lose games.
UMTerp01
(1,048 posts)Has that been debunked? I've heard that some of these emails were altered and I've heard some say they are authentic. The public position vs public position is the only thing I've heard that worries me. And spare me the "concerned about being concerned" nonsense.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)It even has the cliche about how sausage is made:
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/927
UMTerp01
(1,048 posts)I think that is a reasonable statement and its very true. Living in the DC beltway that is how things work. But they are going to twist it and say it feeds into how she can't be trusted. Not when you look at that whole statement.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)oasis
(49,408 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)... all other considerations to drive to that single goal immediately. I believe her when she says a requirement is that a trade agreement not harm American workers. I'll be very interested to see how her cracker-jack staff undertakes to explain complexity to an electorate composed of 40% Trump supporters. They're real good, but....
Rex
(65,616 posts)Wait til she goes like totally geosynchronous!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Using of course nothing more then good old mother nature as fuel. Keep it green.