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Originally posted by Spanky
That is so ridiculous I don't know how to respond. If the bill is better than the status quo why not vote it in? And then try and come up with a better one later.
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Because that's not how it works. Sometimes, you have your shot and that's it. If you want to get other countries to lower NTB in exchange for lower tariffs, you have to do that when you lower tariffs. You're saying we should come back to the table later, without leverage, and say "pretty please?"
Is that the best you can do to explain why it's good for U.S. business to compete against foreign companies which don't have to meet the same labor and environmental standards?
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Just because some businesses have a stake in some regulatory regimes does not mean all of a sudden that common regulations are suddenly at the top of every businesses wish list.
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Yes, it's looking like "all laws are compromise" was the best you can do.
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And this equalized regulation is not nearly as important as market access. We would all like pennies from heaven but having equalized regulations across the Globe is a long way off.
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Every other free-trade agreement until this one has made progress in that direction. Either you're setting your sights too low, or you're hostile to what the rest of the world thinks about when they think about free trade.
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I am not saying CAFTA is good because business wants it. I am saying it is good for American Businesses because American businesses want it. That is a huge, huge distinction. And that statement should end the conversation.
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Actually, that distinction has nothing at all to do with anything I was talking about. But thanks for playing.
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For you to say that you understand what is better for American businesses than they do is just absurd.
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I agree. I was just imitating you.
