Do people on YA even know what NAFTA is?

Question

It seems like every time there is a question about NAFTA half the responses are either about poor quality products from China or jobs lost to off shoring.

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement. It is between Canada, the US and Mexico. It has nothing to do with call center jobs going to India or lead painted toys coming from China.

Edit,

Hanah proves my point. It's a 3 way agreement. The president can't unilaterally include China without approval from Mexico or Canada. UGH.

Answer 1

I wonder if it is not all related. The facts are that American jobs are leaving and poorly made products are entering.

Answer 2

You are missing the pt and what NAFTA represents to the ppl...

NAFTA is like a milestone in USA history that marks the beginning of vast globalization. Following NAFTA, American corportions began flowing to Mexico like through a vacuum cleaner.

Following NAFTA came GATT, CAFTA, WTO, etc... all having similar affects.

Also, some ppl refer to China in relation to Mexico because Mexico, through NAFTA, imports a large portions of material from China to manufacture a product. Read the fine print... there is nothing in NAFTA that says Mexico can't import the 'ingredients' required in the 'recipe'.

Anyways, back to what I was saying... it's not that ppl don't know what NAFTA is. It is that NAFTA marks the beginning of the downfall of the USA in a lot of ppl's minds. It represents the start of mass globalization and loss of American jobs.

So, when you bring up NAFTA to the American ppl, you will commonly get a wide-ranged response that references China, globalization, etc... because there is such emotion evolving around the issue and NAFTA is at the core.

Answer 3

North America Free Trade Agreement

Answer 4

Canada, Mexico, Untied States need to collude and put up traiffs on China so we dont end up being held hostage by the Chinese govt. The idea of Nafta was to take over skilled durable goods and produce them in Mexico but the problem was China was rigging the game by offering American businessmen offer they could not refuse like docile workers that dont strike or speakup, property to build factories stolen by peansants in the Chinese country side. Everybody demonize Mexico about NAFTA, but in realty China screw all three countries. In 2030 if China no longer needs are market to sell goods we will be deindustrailized by goverment polices that did not require goods made in China should be imported by no subidies, no rebates used to sell goods below production costs. If Mexico got those factories instead of China goods probadly cost 20% more, but you would probadly have less illegal immigration since the wages 3 to 1 instead of 6 to 1 because of China cheating by offering rebates, subidies to sell goods below production cost. DVD cost 20 dollars at retail only happens with rebates, and subidies to produce the good below production cost the dvd really cost 30 dollars to produce, but Chinese are not stupid and never followed the advice of world bank or IMF because they now inefficent growth at a faster rate is better than efficent growth at a lot slower rate.

Answer 5

It mandates Open Borders and No Control of them. Demands Tolerance of everything to get along with the other cultures way of life Including Child marriages... It was done on the sneak as a Trade agreement Gives Away the Constitution, The Bill of Rights and Sovereignty of America to Foreign entities and Corporations..It is in Essence Communist...then they Wonder why jobs are being outsourced, have Low Wages and their homes being taken in Imminent domain...

Answer 6

Actually, it does. It is a part of globalization - taking resources from first world countries to send to third world countries. Nafta is to help prop up Mexico and destroy the US all at the same time. Ever notice how jobs don't go to first world countries?

The new world order under one government.

Answer 7

well... we granted China Favored Nation trade status, if I remember correctly, which basically puts them in the same catagory as a NAFTA nation, even though they are not part of NAFTA...

that's probably why people get confused... we treat China (trade wise) in much the same way we treat Mexico, people just aren't exactly sure "why?"

Answer 8

I grade papers in a high school. When the test regarding NAFTA is taken it always amazes me how many students get that question wrong.

Answer 9

Wal I ain't sure. But it sounds lahk some surta cheese. Like you might go into some sort of fancy bar and ask fer some cheese with yer beer. "Cin I git a Nafta Cheese wrapper with thet Blue Ribbon?" Ah think yew would only git it with one of those big city beers like the blue ribbon, not curly gut. Curly gut is jes too provincial.

Ah am glad yew can get it Canaduh and mexico. If I ever git outta here I can get me some of that nafta cheese.

Answer 10

Maybe not... They probably just confuse NAFTA with Free Trade, which NAFTA is free trade, just not in the areas they are talking about.

Answer 11

There are many of us who are very knowledgable about the Free Trade Agreement....