In this case, yes. NAFTA screws the average American and boosts the stock market which pur government is beholden to. The net effect around the globe is more exploitation for all.
Yeah, I’m already paying more for American made products, in search of better oversight and safety. If it offered workers better pay, that would be a huge win for “voting with my wallet”.
NAFTA is horrible for the average American. It destroys unions and wages. It allows a massive export of our jobs to other countries.
You have a cite around workers pay? That wasn’t in the original plan.
Eta: found an article from 2017
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/17/657806248/will-nafta-2-0-really-boost-mexican-wages
Is protectionism really the solution?
Yes. Everyone else does it. Otherwise union labor will not be as competitive in America.
I’d rather have some guardrails to keep the labor here.
In this case, yes. NAFTA screws the average American and boosts the stock market which pur government is beholden to. The net effect around the globe is more exploitation for all.
Yeah, I’m already paying more for American made products, in search of better oversight and safety. If it offered workers better pay, that would be a huge win for “voting with my wallet”.