Farmers and domestic manufacturers have common problems... the associations claiming to represent them are actually working to bury them.  See this link for one farm association trojan horse. 

Today the National Association of Multinationals... er... the National Association of Manufacturers says outsourcing is the way to go.  Of course they don't call it "outsourcing".  They use the happy term "external partnerships."

You see, NAM opposes meaningful legislation to neutralize currency manipulation, and supports the trade agreements that now have the Peruvian president explicitly soliciting U.S. companies to manufacture in Peru to sell back to the U.S.    

The NAM report is titled “Forging New Partnerships:  How to Thrive in Today’s Global Value Chain."  Former Michigan Governor John Engler rolled out the report.

So this is the NAM strategy.  Pass trade agreements that lower U.S. tariffs but leave the VAT-tariffs of the other country in place at about 19%.  Then oppose enforcement of trade laws or agreements by shouting "trade war."  Oppose neutralization of currency manipulation.  Then claim the free market is at work and advocate more outsourcing with feel good language.

God bless America.

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written by Burl Finkelstein , December 19, 2007

Yes,
This, is the sole reason I dropped out of NAM.
No matter how much good NAM does on isses besides trade,if your industry is ousourced from the US you are dead.

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