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Chicken tax (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Making trucks here, means having factories here. Not just factory jobs, but jobs for everything supporting it, like truckers, lines men, that sort of thing.

And any company can take advantage, they just have to make the trucks here. It's not just Ford/Chevy/Dodge. Toyota makes trucks here too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

FTA:

Robert Z. Lawrence, professor of international trade and investment at Harvard University, contends the tax crippled the U.S. automobile industry by insulating it from real competition in light trucks for 40 years.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I honestly don't care what some elitist says. Probably thinks nafta didn't send jobs to Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

NAFTA is a prime example of “fair trade for me, not for thee”