tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post9089578017315379175..comments2023-05-09T04:48:41.125-05:00Comments on eyebald: "Buy American" is ProtectionismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04897998579496410028noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post-10592796625911910352009-02-04T22:50:00.000-06:002009-02-04T22:50:00.000-06:00I always thought protectionism was about using a c...I always thought protectionism was about using a condom.<BR/><BR/>Man.T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10275996524128634117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post-14504203319999280482009-02-01T18:03:00.000-06:002009-02-01T18:03:00.000-06:00Yeah, no kidding. I wish all these boys would lear...Yeah, no kidding. I wish all these boys would learn how to play well together! The idiocy is driving me nuts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897998579496410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post-7281850073584617052009-02-01T17:39:00.000-06:002009-02-01T17:39:00.000-06:00I've been waiting for protectionism to rear its ug...I've been waiting for protectionism to rear its ugly head. Gee, looks like we're in for some fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post-51344708120555273692009-02-01T12:51:00.000-06:002009-02-01T12:51:00.000-06:00Burn, I tend to think that the control is in the h...Burn, I tend to think that the control is in the hands of big business, with the government acting as the central voice (a puppet) of that control. Same thing, really. As long as the dollar is the only priority, people will never matter.<BR/><BR/>Robin, it's hard to say at this point all the factors playing into any sort of decision to be made about economic recovery. If this were 40 years ago, a war declared would mean blow the offending country off the map, then go in a rebuild and developing a larger consumer market base in the process. For some reason, war no longer means that, it's lacking in any definitive lines and is actually without an identified enemy. <BR/><BR/>What is glaringly obvious is that the Middle East holds the reins by controlling the selling price of a barrel of oil, and that means that the US is neutered. Worldwide, that is not a good thing, and that includes Canada. <BR/><BR/>Capitalism has programmed the average citizen to be isolationist, though they like to call it individualism. Capitalists find it easier to control the available workforce that isn't talking to each other and figuring out how they are all exploited and raped on a daily basis. This isolationism is what shapes our culture and our loyalty to our country. Obama now has to struggle for the ever determining popular opinion right now, and that will play a large part in any decisions he makes.<BR/><BR/>Right now, until tensions are eliminated, there is no room to work on or build a global economy. We should have been at that point 20 years ago, but we aren't. With the economic collapse, it's time to start over and do it right. And, that means it will be tough for every country as we all rebuild, not just Canada, nor is Canada immune to the results of the collapse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897998579496410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post-63674134212864082202009-02-01T08:04:00.000-06:002009-02-01T08:04:00.000-06:00A protectionist policy will only make things worse...A protectionist policy will only make things worse not better. Here in Canada our government is being pressured to lobby the US government for exemption. Obama is visiting us in a few weeks time and I'm sure part of the discussion will center on this. At the same time, with Obama's intention to concentrate on Afghanistan with regard to fighting terrorism, I'm sure he will bring up the fact that Canada has indicated our intention to pull out of Afghanistan in 2011.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803325777003307848.post-84956290198268702022009-01-31T13:51:00.000-06:002009-01-31T13:51:00.000-06:00Your post makes so much sense!If we would just bec...Your post makes so much sense!<BR/><BR/>If we would just become energy independent, including wind, solar, coal, nuclear, and oil (all of the above), that would go a long way.<BR/><BR/>Then as you say, strengthen the local economies.<BR/><BR/>But het, this would take too much control away from the federal government and put it back in the hands of the people.ER Burn The Fathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964846239907162031noreply@blogger.com