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#41 of 16705 Re: Unions are needed. .. [gagrice] by dtownfb Apr 25, 2007 (6:43 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Apr 24, 2007 1:31 pm) You identified part of the problem. People have bitten off more then they could chew, lenders have relaxed the requirements too much and these crazy loans. i almost fell out of my chair when I heard about interest only loans several years ago.   gagrice, you are welcome to move to my neighborhood. Of course you will have a hard time finding a good avocado dip.
#42 of 16705 Re: Jobs of the future [rockylee] by lokki Apr 25, 2007 (6:50 am)
Replying to: rockylee (Apr 24, 2007 4:26 pm) You are very correct lokki. Good discussions guys but let's try to keep it a bit more automotive related please.   Ouch ! That left a mark!   Touche' Rockylee! You score! Replies to this message: rockylee (Apr 25, 2007 6:52 am)
#43 of 16705 Re: Jobs of the future [lokki] by rockylee Apr 25, 2007 (6:52 am)
Replying to: lokki (Apr 25, 2007 6:50 am) That was directed at myself also.   Rocky
#49 of 16705 Proposed treaty doesn't eliminate barriers to U.S. products in Korean marke by rockylee Apr 25, 2007 (10:55 pm)
Tuesday, April 10, 2007   Once again, U.S. trade officials have gone to the negotiating table and reached a terrific deal -- for the other side.   The proposed U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was reached in the middle of the night in South Korea on April 2 as President Bush's negotiators rushed to meet a deadline for notifying Congress about the deal.   Days later, we still don't know all the details -- but what we know doesn't look good.   The U.S.-Korea FTA fails the most elementary test of any reasonable trade deal: It's not reciprocal.   The United States currently has a $14 billion trade deficit with South Korea, of which $11.6 billion is accounted for by a deficit in auto trade. Yet, this agreement does nothing to fix this imbalance.   The United States has promised to eliminate or phase out tariffs on cars and pick-up trucks -- but Korea won't take meaningful, enforceable action to eliminate the non-tariff trade barriers which have shut U.S. vehicles out of their market for years.   A day after the pact was announced, Hyundai announced a plan to import more pick up trucks to the U.S. Ford and Chrysler, meanwhile, have both stated their opposition because they won't get a fair chance to sell their products in Korea.   The U.S.-Korea FTA will put thousands of good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs at risk. Just as disturbing, the treaty states that the United States will in the future "consider" including goods manufactured in the North Korean industrial zone of Kaesong.   This would mean importing goods made by workers who labor as indentured servants for one of the world's most repressive regimes. Others are also opposed to this deeply flawed trade pact, including Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., and the National Cattelman's Beef Association, which is not satisfied with the limited access granted to South Korean markets.   The U.S.-Korea FTA does not include core labor rights as an enforceable part of the agreement. Our colleagues in the Korean Metalworkers union are routinely harassed and jailed, and the United States should not grant increased access to our markets to a country that does not respect universally recognized labor rights.   Workers and citizens in the United States and South Korea deserve better. This agreement should be fully examined in the light of day -- and rejected, in favor of a more inclusive, democratic approach that builds in real protection for workers, consumers, and the environment.   http://www.uaw.org/atissue/atstory.cfm?atId=182   Rocky Replies to this message: rockylee (Apr 25, 2007 10:56 pm) rorr (Apr 26, 2007 3:32 am)
#50 of 16705 Re: Proposed treaty doesn't eliminate barriers to U.S. products in Korean marke [rockylee] by rockylee Apr 25, 2007 (10:56 pm)
Replying to: rockylee (Apr 25, 2007 10:55 pm) So what do you guys think about the un free trade agreement with South Korea ?   Rocky

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