...As a former foreign minister of Mexico once remarked, NAFTA was "an agreement for the rich and powerful in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, an agreement effectively excluding ordinary people in all three societies." It should, therefore, be no surprise that NAFTA rules protect the interests of large corporate investors while undercutting workers' rights, environmental protections, and democratic accountability. Hence, NAFTA should be seen not as a stand-alone treaty, but as part of a long-term campaign by the conservative business interests in all three countries to rip up their respective domestic social contract....
We need our economy back and we don't need it back by the same people that destroyed it !
There is dearly manufactured in the USA anymore.
Good-bye Elizabeth !
Trade deficit costs North Carolina more than 220,000 jobs in ’07, report says (click here)
Posted: Oct. 2 3:41 p.m. Updated: Today at 6:29 a.m.
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — North Carolina’s economy lost more than 222,000 jobs in 2007 due to the “corrosive effect” of the U.S. trade deficit, according to a new study from the Economy Policy Institute.Focusing on what it calls the “non-oil trade deficit,” the EPI says currency manipulation by China and other countries has triggered an exodus of manufacturing jobs overseas....
"Made in America"
Interesting GPS On Chevy Volt (click here)
October 3, 2008
General Motors has a lot riding on the upcoming Chevy Volt hybrid.
As it turns out, the Volt has more going for it than just its hybrid powertrain. Yes, it’s nice that you can run on electricity alone or you can opt to use the gasoline engine too, but this GPS trick is awfully neat.
GM’s Bob Lutz went to the blogger town hall after the official Volt unveil yesterday, revealing a feature that we had not heard about before. As it turns out, the Chevy Volt will make use of the integrated GPS to constantly determine how far you are from home. Based on this distance, the Volt will then determine whether it needs to run the gas engine to charge the on-board battery pack or not. This is to ensure maximum fuel economy....
Ohio
MyOhioNow Brings Real Facts To Casino Issue In Ohio (click here)
Opponents of a proposed casino in Ohio have been pulling out all the stops in trying to convince people not to vote for Issue Six in the upcoming election. The only thing they have yet to bring to the table is actual facts as to why the casino would be a bad thing. Issue Six asks voters to approve a new casino in Ohio. MyOhioNow is the group that has been pushing the issue and they now have brought some facts out through a study that voters should be aware of....
...In addition to the money that would be generated from the casino, perhaps the bigger impact, the study found, would come from the amount of jobs that would be created. 8,700 jobs are projected to be added from the casino....
