Friday, April 25, 2008

Trading on Promises - Clinton, Obama

We have all heard the promises from the Clinton and Obama Campaigns that they will renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But is it doable or are they promising more than they can deliver? Is it more empty political rhetoric meant to play off the deep rooted emotions and economic woes of Americans looking for solutions?

Renegotiating NAFTA is not as simple as Senator Clinton and Senator Obama lead us to believe. Amidst the challenges is the rising price of oil, and trade talks with the largest exporter of oil to the United States. In that there are questions that need to be raised in an open, honest dialog about the issues, rather than the hollow and bitter fighting that has lead to negative campaigning and attack ads.

That is unless they don't want us to look too deep into their policies.

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