Access To Foreign Markets - Democratic Underground

ThomWV

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Mon Feb-25-08 10:07 AM
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Access To Foreign Markets

Boys and girls, we have been snookered again. Access to foreign markets is vital to a robust economy, that's the story-line, right?

Well take a look at us - I have all the access to foreign markets a person could ask for - as a buyer. Just stroll into Wal Mart if you don't believe it. Now, tell me this, what sort of access to foreign markets do you have as a seller?

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Lasher

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Mon Feb-25-08 10:26 AM
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1. That's the elephant in the room.

Consider this example: The US is an exporter of wheat. But we import wheat gluten from China because the process to wash the starch out is labor intensive. With China being our bigtime trading partner, and with so many hungry mouths to feed, you would think they would buy wheat from us. Guess again. China imports zero wheat from the US. They exclusively use wheat grown in China to make the gluten they sell to us.

Just one of many things that makes Stupid the worst president ever.

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