While the MSM hasn’t been paying much attention, the second round of NAFTA negotiations are currently underway. Like a classic spaghetti western, the participants are staring each other down, wondering who might just pull the trigger on the trade agreement.
The L.A. Times believes President Trump won’t scrap the agreement for political reasons, Here
The Conservative Treehouse however, has been watching the negotiations and has noticed that Mexico is starting to sweat, Here
Canada, on the other hand, is only slowly beginning to realize the President would be quite happy to watch them walk away from the negotiations and scrap the whole thing, Here
Like any good drama, there’s another party manipulating the protagonist and who is heading for a comeuppance as the plot unfolds, Here
To get the back log of CTH’s NAFTA coverage go, Here
This will get interesting.
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Dump it ! I Was Never For Nafta, It Seemed One Sided !
Free trade benefits the masses. Trump need to follow Milton Friedman’s advice and watch this video. Trump wants protectionism to protect consumers. The only thing protectionism protects the consumer from is low prices. This video and others by Friedman should be required viewing. https://youtu.be/urSe86zpLI4
Bman : Friedman is Flat Out Brilliant , But Mexico Is Always Going To Cheat Any Way They Can ! When They Get Caught The Punishment is Nothing Compared To The Cash They Pocket . The Mayor and Certain Cops Have Been Cashed Out and They’re All Laughing In Our Faces !!!
“When it’s time to shoot, shoot, Don’t talk!”
My money’s on the blond guy in the serape.
I think CTH has analyzed this exactly right. The US is the biggest market for all these countries and there’s another country in the wings anxious to do deals with us.
We hold all the cards. If Mexico had a leader with brains, they’d offer to pay for the wall in exchange for a trade guarantee.
Yes we do hold all the cards.
@Bman, NAFTA was never about “free trade”. It was never fair, nor an even playing field.
Go Trump. Tear up NAFTA and walk away. The Mexican government will be begging to pay for the Wall.
In this world there’s two kinds of people.
Remember the photo of the illegals flipping us off? Do the same to NAFTA. Both countries have treated Americans with disrespect. Sick to death of Mexicans laughing at us while taking everything we earned.
When it comes down to it, mexico really has no leverage they can apply except for cheap labor, and cheap labor has become way too expensive.
Maybe they should read this:
https://www.hpb.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=The+art+of+the+deal+-+trump
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