Free Trade Hurt Our Economy, Not Seniors

4 Responses to Free Trade Hurt Our Economy, Not Seniors

1. nhprman says:

   December 28, 2012 at 4:04 pm

   Getting pretty strident against the GOP lately. Remember, NAFTA and GATT
   were passed with Democratic Party majorities, and under a Democratic
   president. The only reasons Social Security isn’t “affecting” the deficit
   are 1) it’s an “off-the-books” expense not counted in annual numbers and 2)
   the tidal wave of Boomers retiring hasn’t fully hit yet. Free Trade is a
   major source of borrowing, but millionaires have no right to SocSec
   insurance OR Medicaid, and means-testing MUST be part of a solution

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2. xxcrysad3000xx says:

   December 28, 2012 at 4:51 pm

   “Almost all economists agree”… I’m sorry, what economists have made such
   nonsensical remarks?

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3. rightdemocrat says:

   December 29, 2012 at 2:28 pm

   Bill Clinton supported NAFTA but it was Republican votes that passed it in
   the House of Representatives. There are certainly many pro-free trade
   Democrats but nearly all Republicans in Congress support free trade. The
   projected Social Security shortfall could be fixed easily by lifting the
   cap on Social Security taxes. Currently only the first 106K of income is
   subject to Social Security taxes. The cap needs to be raised to at least
   500K and that would fix Social Security.

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4. worldsailor128 says:

   January 3, 2013 at 9:27 pm

   China slaves are not lowering the pay of seniors 80% like is happening to
   the workers. or 100 % in most cases. SS today pays MORE than a full time
   job and they DO NOTHING>

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