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To: LindyBill who wrote (5257)	8/18/2003 7:27:40 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 793622

<i.Free Trade is killing the American Textile industry. Definitely but not only textiles. One clear indication of just how the economy may well hurt Bush.

To: LindyBill who wrote (5257)	8/18/2003 10:43:41 AM
From: tbancroft	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793622

Thanks for the welcome. This is turning into one of the better threads for information and thoughtful commentary. I think that there is a general wake-up needed in many American industries. More than states, it is the companies who define themselves by their various industries - which are increasingly experiencing significant overseas competition - that must change in order to survive and/or flourish. Federal protection of markets just isn't viable in the long term, unless quality of life deterioration is acceptable. Free Trade is killing the American Textile industry. This was a given going in. A state like South Carolina has to change or die economically.