Pilots, White Collar or Blue Collar

[pilotyip]

World Economy

NAFTA has been a big benefit in our business 35% of our trips go into and out of Mexico and Canada. The standard of living is rising in Mexico and they have a growing middle class. NAFTA was a good idea. Without NAFTA, the manufacturing would have gone to China or India or someplace. Look at the British protection of their economy. Particularly the steel industry, from the 40's through the late 70's. They were completely non-competitive with anyone.

 

[Whine Lover]

Geniuses.

 

[Whine Lover]

Kerk A Durkistan/

 

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NAFTA has been a big benefit in our business 35% of our trips go into and out of Mexico and Canada. The standard of living is rising in Mexico and they have a growing middle class. NAFTA was a good idea. Without NAFTA, the manufacturing would have gone to China or India or someplace. Look at the British protection of their economy. Particularly the steel industry, from the 40's through the late 70's. They were completely non-competitive with anyone.

You only think that Mexico has a rising middle class because, unlike the US of A, they are a caste/class society. What you are seeing is an increase in the lower upper class. The ruling class has absolutly zero regard for their poor, tired, and downtrodden. Those classes are encouraged to emigrate to America, so that we will provide health care and the Mexican upperclass can concentrate on their latest Senorita. Yes, they're a sexist society as well.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Nope. The fact that they do is certainly unfortunate, but I have much more important issues to worry about when voting: national security, the overall economy, states' rights, etc... I can't base all of my voting decisions upon labor issues,

Again, I don't pretend that the administration is friendly to labor. I just believe that smart citizens prioritize, and national security, the war on terror, and the overall economy are much higher on the priority scale than LM-2 filings.

National Security.......

Like Dubai Ports......

or how about the foreign control of airlines, which would, significantly alter your career or job...negatively.... but more importantly (for you) it would...


Place foreign pilots in control of our jets in domestic airline operations. Are hiring and background checks going to be up to US standards? Well they won't have to be....

Adversly effect CRAF or Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Is it a good idea to call Air France and Suadi Air to move our troops and supplies to areas of the world that threaten our National Security?


Are you concerned that the White House and DOT are circumventing Congress on this issue?

Not sure what you think you are getting out of this White House.... is National Security something?

The WH is concerned with the dollar and they do not care how it effects you.

 

[plattsburgher]

Blue collar?

Blue collar workers wouldn't generate 8 pages on a thread devoted to this question.

 

[jetflier]

I have to throw this in.......white collar workers don't wear clip on ties !