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Prosperous to people like Boy George is a far reach from
what prosperous really is.
Carl Amedio wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/25/99 1:40:20 PM Central Daylight Time, AOL News writes:
>
> << Subj: Bush Pushes Free Trade
> Date: 8/25/99 1:40:20 PM Central Daylight Time
> From: AOL News
> BCC: Ahab42
>
> Bush Pushes Free Trade
>
> .c The Associated Press
>
> By KATIE FAIRBANK
>
> CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. George W. Bush pitched open trade
> Wednesday to a part of the country where many feel stung by it, declaring,
> ``We'll be prosperous if this nation does not retreat within its borders.''
>
> Bush opened a three-day Southern swing with a series of events in South
> Carolina, where his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are
> working hard for an early February primary. Next come campaign stops and
> fund-raisers in North Carolina and Georgia.
>
> Bush has been a strong advocate of the North American Free Trade Agreement
> pioneered by his father when he was president and put into effect in 1993 by
> President Clinton.
>
> Texas exports to Mexico have jumped by more than 16 percent in two years on
> the strength of NAFTA. But the results have been uneven by industry and
> region, with critics citing a particular toll on textile mills and other
> industries of the Carolinas.
>
> ``The fearful build walls,'' Bush told the Charleston Rotary Club in a
> wide-ranging stump speech that included his usual defense of liberalized
> trade.
>
> He acknowledged harm done to the textile industry and said, without being
> specific, that he supports ``anti-dumping'' laws to prevent some economic
> sectors from being obliterated. But in the main, he said, the United States
> must compete in the world.
>
> ``I say that free trade is healthy for our economy,'' he told reporters
> later. ``We want Mexico to succeed, not fail. After all, they are our
> friends.''
>
> In North Carolina, announcements of major plant closures have been made
> three times just this year, eliminating jobs.
>
> Supporters say NAFTA has been a success, citing increased exports and
> improved relations with neighbors. Opponents say the deal has drained jobs
> from the United States by encouraging companies to relocate to Mexico, hire
> low-paid workers and ship the manufactured products back.
>
> Republican candidate Pat Buchanan calls for a stop to NAFTA when he
> campaigns in South Carolina, warning against the ``deindustrialization of
> America.'' Most other candidates in both parties either support the deal or
> have not made it an issue.
>
> AP-NY-08-25-99 1439EDT
>
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> Subject: Bush Pushes Free Trade
> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:40:20 EDT
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> Bush Pushes Free Trade
>
> .c The Associated Press
>
> By KATIE FAIRBANK
>
> CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. George W. Bush pitched open trade Wednesday to a
>part of the country where many feel stung by it, declaring, ``We'll be prosperous if
>this nation does not retreat within its borders.''
>
> Bush opened a three-day Southern swing with a series of events in South Carolina,
>where his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are working hard for an
>early February primary. Next come campaign stops and fund-raisers in North Carolina
>and Georgia.
>
> Bush has been a strong advocate of the North American Free Trade Agreement pioneered
>by his father when he was president and put into effect in 1993 by President Clinton.
>
> Texas exports to Mexico have jumped by more than 16 percent in two years on the
>strength of NAFTA. But the results have been uneven by industry and region, with
>critics citing a particular toll on textile mills and other industries of the
>Carolinas.
>
> ``The fearful build walls,'' Bush told the Charleston Rotary Club in a wide-ranging
>stump speech that included his usual defense of liberalized trade.
>
> He acknowledged harm done to the textile industry and said, without being specific,
>that he supports ``anti-dumping'' laws to prevent some economic sectors from being
>obliterated. But in the main, he said, the United States must compete in the world.
>
> ``I say that free trade is healthy for our economy,'' he told reporters later. ``We
>want Mexico to succeed, not fail. After all, they are our friends.''
>
> In North Carolina, announcements of major plant closures have been made three times
>just this year, eliminating jobs.
>
> Supporters say NAFTA has been a success, citing increased exports and improved
>relations with neighbors. Opponents say the deal has drained jobs from the United
>States by encouraging companies to relocate to Mexico, hire low-paid workers and ship
>the manufactured products back.
>
> Republican candidate Pat Buchanan calls for a stop to NAFTA when he campaigns in
>South Carolina, warning against the ``deindustrialization of America.'' Most other
>candidates in both parties either support the deal or have not made it an issue.
>
> AP-NY-08-25-99 1439EDT
>
> Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news
>report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without
>prior written authority of The Associated Press.
>
> Announcement: America Online has added Reuters newswires to News Profiles. To add
>Reuters articles to your daily news delivery, go to KW: <A HREF="aol://5862:146">News
>Profiles</A> and click on "Modify Your News Profiles." Then click "Edit" and add
>Reuters from the list on the left.
>
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