But if you want to highjack the thread with this garbage, so be it!

Here is my Job creation Computations:

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Total USA Imports in 2006:
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$ 2,211.7 billion —– Total Imports.
$ 309.4 billion less — (minus spent on Imported Crude Oil)
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$ 1,902.3 billion / 30 billion=63.41 million jobs lost from Imports.
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Total USA Exports in 2006:
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$ 1,451.7 Billion / 30 billion=48.39 million jobs America gained from Exports

If USA Pulls out of NAFTA and WTO right now:
USA would absolutely gain a total of 63.41 million Jobs by Manufacturing all IMPORTS right here in the USA.

So, 63.41 minus 48.39 = 15.02 million NET JOBS GAIN. But, a lot of Exports must be purchased in the USA. That would mean an even more jobs.

My calculation means an ABSOLUTE 15.02 million Jobs gained if the rest of the world did not buy even one penny of USA EXPORTS.

SO MOTE IT BE.

Becky Bluesquirrel seems to have said it best. To refresh your memory:

Did any of you actually READ the article, can you even read? Stop blaming your problems on the Mexicans and get off your probably fat ass and get an education, learn a skill, explore the world! It is really not that scary and I fully believe that an intelligent and resourceful person will always find a way to get by. Our current economic woes are nobodies fault but our own and we always find a way to land on our feet.

No mention in your calculations of the 4,000,000 loads that cross the southern border annually. Do you take into consideration what that will do to the trucking industry?

The jobs lost to NAFTA are gone. Get used to it. But as this article attempts to explain, 14m lost, 14m gained. It’s a wash!

Here’s my idea of the ultimate jobs program that will put Americans back to work, at least those that want to work

NAFTA has kept me, my company and many others solvent through this recession, and I for one, will fight to keep it intact.

We’ll see who’s “stupid” at the end of the day.

And did anyone notice in the Omnibus Spending Bill for 2010, the language that stopped the Cross Border Program was removed? A step in the right direction since the tariffs are destroying sectors of our agri-industry.

Here is my Job creation Computations:

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Total USA Imports in 2006:
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$ 2,211.7 billion —– Total Imports.
$ 309.4 billion less — (minus spent on Imported Crude Oil)
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$ 1,902.3 billion / 30 billion=63.41 million jobs lost from Imports. ==================================================

Total USA Exports in 2006:
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$ 1,451.7 Billion / 30 billion=48.39 million jobs America gained from Exports

If USA Pulls out of NAFTA and WTO right now:
USA would absolutely gain a total of 63.41 million Jobs by Manufacturing all IMPORTS right here in the USA.

So, 63.41 minus 48.39 = 15.02 million NET JOBS GAIN. But, a lot of Exports must be purchased in the USA. That would mean an even larger number of jobs created in America than I have estimated.

My calculation means an ABSOLUTE 15.02 million Jobs gained if the rest of the world did not buy even one penny of USA EXPORTS.

SO MOTE IT BE. . . . .

Do you truly want to help straighten out the United States Government now? Then, copy and post this article everyplace on the Internet you can post.

BY: Harry Dingey

Have a good day my friends.

I will bet anyone a million dollars to a donut that I could do that if I was President.

The American people have been screwed for the last 100 years and they do not even have a clue of what is happening.

All the Dem. or the Rep. Congressmen and the Presidents for the last 100 years in Washington D.C. of both parties do not care about America or the American People. They have been bought off by the Wealthy CFR JEW PARTY.

The CFR Party was founded by a few super wealthy Jews back in 1921 with the specific Goal to bought off all of the American Politicians and then take over American Government from within. This is a very calculated long term plan to divide up the entire world and then station American Soldiers all over the world and then at some point just take over and turn the entire world into a Communistic State just like China.

That is exactly why the American Government are shipping all the American Manufacturing Plants off shore to China as fast as they can in the last 16 years.

They are planning to hand over America to CHINA on a platter, Lock Stock and Barrel.

Then the America workers will all get their wish and they can start competing against the Chinese workers for that $2/day job. Since they all love that International trade so well.

They will be treated just like the Chinese workers and work as Slave Labor at $2/day. Then every American regardless how much money you have will be affected in one way or another.

I think we are in the about the 8th inning right now.

If you think I am wrong I have only two questions for you to answer.

Why would AMERICA the most Wealthiest, the most Advanced, the most Strongest Country in the entire World, want to enter into NAFTA and the WTO and want to try to compete with third world Countries where the Workers are forced to work for Slave labor wages at $2/day?

There can only be one out come, All the International Manufacturers will be forced to move all of our great Factories and Technology off shore to a Communistic state of CHINA. Anyone with a 5th grade education can figure that out.

International Trade will end up driving America into Bankruptcy then what is going to happen. When the America people finally figure this out it will be to late to stop it.

You want me to tell you why I already know this is the long term Plan.

If I was The President I would create at least 15 million Jobs in America almost over night.

How can you do that and President Obama can not do that?

My answer to that is because President Obama is a card-carrying member of the CFR Party and they have a concerted plan to redistribute all of the American People’s wealth to all of the other Third World Countries.

It is called Slave Labor and the total destruction of America as we know it. If you beat the American Worker down far enough he will be ready to accept anything you offer him to feed his family.

All of you people who have money in the Bank and well fix and you love this International Trade, just wait till you lose everything then tell me about how smart you was.

Back to my Question:

How of how I would create 15 million jobs almost over night?

There is one thing the America Government has total Control of and that is WHO and WHERE will produce all of the products the American people use on a daily basis.

I would PULL OUT OF NAFTA and the WTO and close the doors to the America Consumer Market (the biggest consumer market in the world) and tell the entire world if they want sell any of their Products in America they must build them products right here in America.

I am getting tired of all the third world countries all around the world making all the products consumed in America and my own American Workers going hungry.

I know all of you American people have been told for 80 years that will just hurt you even more because all of the other countries around the world will stop buying your products and you will lose a lot of American JOBS.

That my friend is the BIGGEST DAMN LIE I ever heard.

In fact I do not really care if the rest of the world buys even one penny of American Products from America. If America just manufactures all of the products we use on a daily bases right here in America, we will create an additional 15 Million Jobs.

Right now all of them 15 Million Jobs I am talking about have all been moved off shore to China, Mexico and Japan, Germany, India. They are producing all of these goods and are shipping it back to America to supple our daily needs.

Then when this very goods is imported back into the America, the American Government who is broke, must Borrow money from China and Japan to buy the very products that should have been produce right here in America in the first place.

This is Equivalent to the Stupid American Government forcing the American workers to sit on his A$$ and then tell China to produce all of the goods America consumes and then when the goods is imported back into America the Federal Government is broke and are forced to borrow money from China and Japan to purchase all of this goods we are using on a daily bases.

This has got to the most stupid damn bunch in Washington or they are conspiring to bankrupt and destroy America.

If you think I am wrong. You can goggle it and check it out for yourself. Then go to “youtube.com” and do some key word searches and listen to some of the videos and do your own research on the web.

I stand by my estimated Job creation of 15 Million jobs created in America within a very, very short time even if the rest of the world does not buy one-penny worth of EXPORT items from America.

You ask me “HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT”?

Here is my Computations and answer:

America Imported in 2006 mainly from China, Mexico, Japan and India well over $760 Billion Dollars more than we exported in 2006.

The $760 billion dollar import number that I am quoting includes Oil Imports which is something that America cannot change over night therefore must be subtracted out of total import number. The total U.S. crude oil imported during 2006 amounted to: $309.4 billion dollars of crude oil in 2006.

So, $760 billion minus $309.4 billion = $450.6 billion dollars worth of Manufactured Goods that could have and should have been produced right here in America.

Based on conventional wisdom in job creation, if you take $450.6 billion dollars worth of imported goods / $30 billion to create one million jobs = 15.02 million jobs would be automatically created almost over night.

But, instead the Washington Politicians with all their Infinite Wisdom elected to move all of that manufactured goods off shore to China. Even as America has up-ward of 16% unemployment rate and climbing.

I think they should get their head out of their A$$ and wakeup?

Then to make things even worse the Federal Government must borrow money from China and Japan to purchase back these very products as they are being brought back into America.

If you want to talk about stupid that is just about as stupid as you can get. Maybe not if they are following the CFR Party Plan?

I think we are witnessing the Federal Government in the process of transferring all of the America Assets off shore to Communist China on a platter.

The CFR PARTY goal is to turn America into a Communistic “North America Union” state consisting of Mexico, USA and Canada. The CFR are in total control of the American Government and have been for well over 80 years.

Why would the American Government sit on their A$$ and watch as all the Manufacturing Base and all our high Technology are being shipped off shore to a Communistic Country like China.

Make no mistake about it China is still a Communistic Country.

We are handing all of the American Military Defenses and our entire manufacturing base over to China on a platter.

Please tell me; “What the HELL are we going to do if we get into a War with Russia and China”?

I guess we just concede the War without firing a shot just like Poland did to Hitler during World War II. It looks like we would have been better off too have lost World War II, at least we would not be forced to work for $2/day slave labor.

They must be stopped or one day America will wakeup under total Control of China Government.

This is so sad because we had it all and our Federal Government just transfers everything we own off shore to China, Mexico and India.

Where is Joseph McCarthy when you really need him?

You can never take back your country with the Ballot Box. I personally think it will require an all out Civil War. At some point the American People will say ENOUGH is ENOUGH and that is when all hell is going to break lose.

All of these politicians should be tried for treason and every penny of their ill-gotten wealth from all of these lobbyists confiscated and returned back to the U.S. Treasury.

This has to be a Concerted Conspiracy because most of these politicians hold Major Educational Degrees from some of the best colleges in America.

I worked as Industrial Engineer for Rockwell International all of my adult life studying and computing labor rates, standards and practices. So please trust me I know exactly what I am talking about because this was my job for 30 years.

Here is the Main Problem in America.

The American People keep thinking their Representatives in Washington are looking after your interest and will always solve problems and do whatever is best for America and the American People.

Wrong!!!

If you do not listen to me then you are part of the problem too. If you think I am wrong go Goggle it and check it out. Then go to youtube.com and do key word searches and listen to the videos. Start doing your own research.

This is about Presidents and both Democrat and Republican Representatives in Washington who have turned the operation of running the Federal Government entirely over to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR PARTY).

In case you don’t know; the CFR was founded in 1921 by some super wealthy JEWS who wanted to control and totally over-throw the American Government.

This is also why Israel always gets exactly whatever they want from America. America has been helping Israel in every way possible even to the point of using borrowed money to support them.

Then the CFR Party members lay awake at night trying to think of ways to totally destroy the American Government and the American way of life and renders all of the American people homeless.

Doesn’t the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR PARTY) have no shame?

Is there no end to the ruthlessness of the most Super Wealthiest People in the World?

SO MOTE IT BE. . . . .

Do you truly want a help straighten out the United States Government out? Then, copy and post this article everyplace on the Internet you can post.

The American People have a right to know exactly who runs our Federal Government.

BY: Harry Dingey

Have a good day my friends.

Mr. Raymond L. Richman.. I been preaching this for 15 years.. But, thank you anyway..

He has finally figured out: “Balancing Trade would create Six Million Jobs”.

Thursday, July 23, 2009
Balancing Trade Would Create Six Million Jobs
Raymond L. Richman

The U.S. deficit on goods and services exploded from a $39.2 billion trade deficit in 1992 to $677 billion in 2008, a sixteen-fold increase, a shameful example of the lack of concern of U.S. leaders, — political, corporate, union leaders, and academics — to the resulting loss of millions of industrial jobs, the ensuing wage stagnation, the resulting worsening of income distribution in the U.S., the slowing of economic growth, and the increasing likelihood of a collapse of the U.S. economy. The trade deficits also contributed indirectly to the irrational exuberance of the late 1990s and the housing boom and bust of 2005-2007.

The same lack of concern is indicated by Pres. Obama’s economic stimulus package. The latter is simply not geared to have a real effect on unemployment. It is simply using the recession as an excuse to implement the Democrats’ programs for education, health, global warming and to reward the constituent groups that helped elect the president. The administration’s advisers are drawn from the ranks of unions, environmentalists, and academics. Their policy for dealing with the burdens thrust on industrial workers by the trade deficits is to offer retraining! The administration admits that the economic stimulus package has had little effect on employment. In fact, since its passage, unemployment increased. Most of the stimulus effects will be delayed until 2010. It is as though there were no urgency in reducing unemployment. But by their behavior, housing relief is urgent, cap-and-trade is urgent, health reform is urgent. But restoring full employment? What’s the urgency?!!!

The Obama administration’s policy for dealing with the unemployment caused by the housing boom and bust and the unemployment caused by the foolish government policies to promote risky mortgages under the Community Reinvestment Act — which still has not been repealed! — is to continue to tell the banks what the government expects their lending policies to be. The government has learned nothing from the financial crisis created by the lending policies it forced on the banks. Risky mortgage lending is what caused the depth of this recession. The other major cause of unemployment is the growth of the trade deficits. The $677 billion trade deficit of 2008 translates into a loss of 6.77 million industrial jobs (my estimate based on the value-added per industrial worker). That is how many workers would be required to produce enough exports to bring trade into balance.

Readers should observe that our leaders receive only the benefits of low import prices and bear none of the costs inflicted on American workers nor do they bear any of the burden of the recession. The wages and employment of government employees and academics are not affected by foreign competition or booms and busts.

What the vast majority of Democratic and Republican leaders have in common is their approval of free trade and their disapproval of protectionism. In fact, we ourselves believe in free trade subject to the single condition that trade be in reasonable balance. Pres. Ronald Reagan was a free trader. His successor George Herbert Walker Bush was a free trader. So was Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and Barack Obama, too, although he gives economists fits because his principal constituency consists of labor union leaders who want something called fair trade – basically equally disadvantaged foreign competition.

Only recently has some recognition been given to the trade deficits. In a speech to the Peterson Institute of International Economics in July, 2009, the President’s chief economic adviser, Lawrence Summers, mentioned the need for expanded exports but he did not mention the trade deficits! Our leaders justify their inaction on the basis of a lot of sentimental reasons like the following: “The leading economic power ought to help undeveloped countries by providing a market for their products.” Yes, but does China, the world’s second or third industrial world power qualify? “Free trade promotes free markets.” Yes, but why does this require unbalanced trade? “Everyone benefits from free trade, etc.” Oh no they don’t! Only if trade is balanced can we say everyone, more or less, benefits.

Economists justified their lack of concern by their ideology of free trade. To nearly all of them trade is good even if it is unbalanced. Indeed, if the imbalance were temporary, there would be a tendency for market forces to create or restore a balance. The problem is, as Dr. Ben Bernanke declared a few years ago in a speech given when he was chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisors, market forces were not correcting the imbalances. The principal reason for the failure of market forces to correct trade imbalances was, in our opinion, the deliberate mercantilist policies of Japan and China and others, which we ignored. These mercantilist policies included tariffs and unofficial barriers to imports, export subsidies, and using the trade surplus to purchase U.S. financial assets for the purpose of maintaining a high value of the dollar, thus keeping their export prices low and ours high. (See our book, Trading Away Our Future (Ideal Taxes Assn: 2008.))

We can defend ourselves against such mercantilist practices. The rules of the World Trade Organization permit countries experiencing chronic trade deficits to take the necessary measures – tariffs, quotas, et al., to force trade into balance. Balanced trade will provide a strong and stable dollar but more important it will create profitable opportunities for private investment and stimulate employment. How many jobs? Perhaps 6.7 million!

Mercantilist policies of our trading partners do not account for all of the trade deficit. We have encouraged foreigners to buy U.S. financial assets by exempting them from interest paid on bank deposits, CDs, etc. Foreign governments are exempt from U.S. income tax on their investments. This encourages financial investment which makes no contribution to GDP as investment in factories does and results in overvaluation of the dollar.

Under international trade rules, countries can rebate value-added taxes to their exporters but income taxes cannot be rebated. The U.S. corporate income tax cannot be rebated. It puts American exporters at a disadvantage. In a separate blog, we shall consider how changes in our tax system can stimulate our economy.

Environmental extremists have had the ear of the Congress for years. Oil drilling on public lands is forbidden as is offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and in the Arctic seas. For all practical purposes, producing oil from our huge deposits of shale is off limits, too. Restrictions on mining and burning coal to produce electricity has already prevented a hundred coal-fired energy plants from being constructed. These have the effect of raising energy prices and making American manufactures more expensive.

Most economists favor a system of freely fluctuating exchange rates. If the dollar were to decline in value relative to other currencies, our exports would become attractive to foreigners and their goods would become more attractive to Americans. A new study from the Peterson Institute for International Economics concludes that the dollar is seriously overvalued, principally though not exclusively, against the Chinese renminbi and some other Asian currencies. It recites: “The “safe-haven effect” that caused a move into the dollar last fall resulted in a dollar appreciation of about 10 percent, which on top of an estimated overvaluation of about 7 percent a year ago made for an overvaluation of about 17 percent at the point of comparison (March 2009). Although the dollar declined about 5 percent from March to early June, it remains substantially overvalued.” But the growing trade deficits over the past twenty years suggest either that the dollar has been overvalued for many years or our trading partners were employing mercantilist policies. We believe the latter as we explain in our book.

What can we do to bring trade into balance? In our book, we recommended a variation of Warren Buffet’s suggestion that we issue import certificates that would limit imports to the amount our trading partners import from us. A simpler alternative would be a cross-the-board tariff on imports from the offending trading partner. We believe that this would cause countries like China and Japan and the OPEC countries to reduce or eliminate the barriers they artificially impose on our imports. China has been using the dollars she earns from her huge trade surpluses – over $225 billion in 2008 – to undermine American interests around the world. In effect, we are subsidizing China’s hostile actions against us. It would also serve notice to China and her allies that we will not sit idly by while they plan our destruction.

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Now My Next Question Is:

“When do we March on Washington D.C. and give all of these Politicians some good old fashion American Justice that is long over due”.

These are the Bastards that are keeping the American People in this DEPRESSION. This is really starting to get Sickening.

Freights been decent, rates could be better, but we survived, and we’ll continue to.

Thanks to NAFTA and the contacts we have on both sides of the border and in Canada.

Your precious jobs haven’t gone offshore all together. Most moved south, into the bible belt, due to a business friendly atmosphere down here and workers who will give a days work for a days pay.

Other jobs have been lost to technology. And those who have lost their jobs to technology are too damned stupid and lazy to get off their asses and get training to prepare them for those 21st century jobs.

Most want to sit back, kick the cat, beat their wives, scratch their miniscule cajones, belch and blame the Mexicans for everything wrong in their pathetic little lives.

No Dingbat, I am far from stupid as most who know me will attest!

Wait till he and his family are homeless and standing in the soup line. I can’t wait to hear how you feels about sending all of the best jobs off shore then..HEHEHE

PORTER CORN your stupid..

A small very vocal minority have taken to blaming anything and everything on the Mexican’s and on NAFTA, with nothing more than their own prejudices and very suspect data to justify their position.