Well, I just listened to Cruz trying to explain away the factory and job losses and saying it was not the fault of free trade per se, but it was really caused by government, unions, regulations, high labor costs, etc, so I’m just trying to figure out if we’ve put the cart before the horse or what?
Looks to me like we should solve the high cost problems before giving all our jobs and business away.
I’ve been associated with heavy manufacturing my entire professional life and let me tell you if everyone could see what I’ve seen in terms of how it’s been devastated over the past 30 years y’all would be stunned. What’s remaining is hanging by a thread, under continuous assault by ‘free trade’, cheap labor, and the ever growing EPA.
Cruz has now come out in full support for Obamatrade (TPP) so he’ll be talking in circles from here on out.
The key was NAFTA. That started the wholesale loss.
Can't do that to the degree it would take for American business to stay here...We'd all have to buy a Moped and eat a lot of Ramon Noodles...
Cruz is a bought and paid for insider
Its due to all of the above including free trade and in the best case scenario a President Trump and Congress will take care of this especially the Federale Gov't regulations and tariffs part.
Cruz saying "free trade" has nothing to do with this is nonsense. He is lost in the Harvard Law School ozone. Obama, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell would say the same thing. They are either dumb or being bribed via campaign donations.
Many in my family worked for IBM. Until IBM was no longer in the game.
IBM.
Our region was gutted.
Jim, I was a Cruz supporter but watching the GOPe wagons circle was enough for me.
Smoke em’ if you got em’.