Exports

The Perils of Importing More than We Export


America's standard of living and economic strength is dependent on ever increasing imports and our entire economy can only be temporarily sustained by ever increasing debts.

Important Daily News You Need to Know, Today's Issue: U.S. Exports 1  


Some of the leading shipping companies in the world are simply not interested in carrying American products.

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National Export Initiative or Just More Free Trade? 3  


A very large portion of the plan also involves sticking with business as usual. Trade pacts with South Korea, Columbia and Panama are key pieces to the national export initiative.

"Doubling U.S. Exports" Not a Sufficient Jobs Policy: Not Even Close 1  


As economist Clyde Prestowitz has determined, with plenty of supporting evidence, "the more free trade agreements the U.S. has entered into, the bigger America's trade imbalances have become and the less our allies have seemed to like or pay attention to us."

Letters to the editor
07/30/2010

For the first time in history, the U.S. is preparing to file a labor case against a trade agreement partner, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Friday.

07/30/2010

Not only will roughly 32 million new Americans be brought onto insurance rosters, and be given prescription drugs; the prices of those drugs will be allowed to ascend without safeguards.

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07/30/2010

Every aspect of catfish raising involves water polluted not just by industrial waste, but by human waste, garbage dumps, people bathing in the water and boats refueling in the river.