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To: Slagle who wrote (66391)	7/19/2005 2:28:22 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 74559

Compete? This is so passé!!!You're looking to this under an old perspective. Industry, construction of infrastructure, mining, hauling stuff up and down the planet. This for peripheric world. For the China's, Brazils Indias Indonesias, Thailands!!! Who's making money with this stuff? Look you need people working for peanuts. It is dirty. It is subject to the law of the market. What a nuissance!!!

To: Slagle who wrote (66391)	7/19/2005 3:24:32 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

I don't see most free trade and some free capital flow as being a net negative for the world, or even individual countries. Unless the country is heavily corrupt, capital inflows tend to be positive. If the country is massively corrupt (Africa has a few examples) well, that's a major problem right there, and not a reason to restrict others from trading. The US sends natural gas to Mexico, Mexico sells the US oil. What's the problem ? Certainly some of the free trade effects have been bad for the US, but much of that - especailly related Japanese dumping then take over of industries - was facilitated to help the Japanese economy and thus create and alternative to the Russians in the Cold War. Prehaps I am being naive or not viewing this issue from the right prespective.