Marcos.. Personally, I'm getting sick of debating timber issues with you, since I'm not really interested in the issue. But I'll post my response to your comments on the FADG thread here, and encourage you, and the rest of us, to no longer discuss it there.
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You call those fair lumber coalition graph "propaganda". But propaganda is merely a tool used to present the facts as one group wishes to represent them, and unless blatantly misrepresentative, it is not "bad" propaganda based upon lies.
If the data the FLC presents is based upon utter falsehood, then I welcome you to present the Canadian side, including all of those "additional costs" you claim that Canadian companies incur above and beyond stumppage fees charged by the government. And tell us how those costs are not also faced by US timber companies.
Claiming that the US timber companies are merely "greasing the palms" of DC lobbyists, does not discuss in what manner Canadian timber companies "grease" the palms of politicians in Ottawa (whose primary concern, like their American brethren, is keeping their constituents employed so they will capture their votes).
And I certainly don't need to hear any more of your "race-baiting" about poor negroes. It adds nothing to the discussion, and indicates to me that you have difficulty presenting un-emotional facts to support your case.
And as we discussed earlier... if Canadian stumppage subsidies are making it possible for Canadian companies to have the latest in equipment, then it's apparent to me that US companies can't afford the same due to the narrower profit margins they have. It hardly seems to make sense that Canadians are being damaged if they can afford the latest equipment, but US companies cannot.
It also doesn't make sense that US wouldn't be interested in obtaining the latest automated equipment if they could afford it. They have every interest in automating their process as the Canadians do.
Again, if the facts presented by the FLC are false, then please tell in what manner that is the case.
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