Re: NAFTA

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Posted by Meg on April 10, 2008 at 06:25:57:

In Reply to: NAFTA posted by Leo on April 09, 2008 at 17:15:26:

"Overall employment in the United States has grown 24 percent and average unemployment is down since NAFTA went into effect."

Sorry, I don't call working at McDonalds or cleaning houses or mowing lawns equivalent employment. The jobs that have left the country, including my own 10 years ago that went to India, could support a family. American employees are losing ground every day. Textile mills are all gone from the south. Manufacturing jobs are mostly gone from the north. These union jobs left and they took their benefits with them.

It's McDonald's and "service-type" jobs with NO BENEFITS that are increasing. No thanks.

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: "Overall employment in the United States has grown 24 percent and average unemployment is down since NAFTA went into effect."

: Sorry, I don't call working at McDonalds or cleaning houses or mowing lawns equivalent employment.  The jobs that have left the country, including my own 10 years ago that went to India, could support a family.  American employees are losing ground every day.  Textile mills are all gone from the south.  Manufacturing jobs are mostly gone from the north.  These union jobs left and they took their benefits with them. 

: It's McDonald's and "service-type" jobs with NO BENEFITS that are increasing.  No thanks.


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