Mexico Using Tariff Blackmail

[Rohirrim]

The first Mexican trucks are rolling into America on the NAFTA highway. There go some more jobs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44971132/#.TqAwbRykG2k

The interesting thing to me in this article is how Mexico used tariffs on our goods to blackmail Obama into letting this happen, but whenever we bring up the idea of using tariffs to control our markets and protect our jobs and industries, the rest of the world cries "Foul" and our own politicians warn us that a trade war will destroy our economy.

[Rohirrim]

This actually works out great for an American company that has moved its manufacturing to Mexico. They moved there to lower their labor costs significantly. They don't have to follow all those pain in the ass environmental regulations anymore. No labor laws, just pay off the local officials. And now, they get to knock off the Teamsters ON AMERICAN SOIL. What could be better? No doubt they're getting American taxpayer subsidies too. What a deal!

[alkemical]

It's a good example of Privatization.

[baja]

This is to expedite guns to Mexico and drugs to USA, couldn't keep up with the demand under the old system.

[alkemical]

This is to expedite guns to Mexico and drugs to USA, couldn't keep up with the demand under the old system.

Notice how the FedGov is going after the Marijuana crop in CA due to the fact the ROI isn't there in the "black market".