Comments on: Did NAFTA Kill the U.S. Machine Tool Industry?

By: Svetlana

Svetlana — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:09:23 +0000

At the risk of responding to a glib quip with the enarestly obvious, I’ll note:- Layton never claimed NAFTA has led to manufacturing jobs going to China.- He wouldn’t be entirely wrong if he did. Trade deals like NAFTA prevent Canada from developing national economic policies – that means we lose jobs not just to the US and Mexico but to the entire world. That was the reason why the Liberals campaigned against Free Trade in 1988 and against NAFTA in 1993. Of course, it was subsequently revealed that they were lying through their teeth – but, at the time, a lot of Canadians were moved by the argument.- For the record, when Jean Chretien was lying during the 1993 campaign he had the support of Ross Perot and Pat Buchanan. Liberals didn’t complain then about the strange bedfellows.- And since we’re talking about who is on who’s side: it’s worth noting that on this issue Layton is onside with Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama. And Stephane Dion’s onside with Stephen Harper and John McCain.

By: jon

jon — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:49:13 +0000

TELL us what did America look like before NAFTA, what does it look like today! stop picking and choosing with just tool shops and NAFTA. NAFTA took this country apart and created a cheap service industry of soda jerks and grill cooks , tell all of us what happened to our tax base!!!!!!!!!

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:19:38 +0000

Congratulations to the author. Very informative in an easy to read format (not too wordy).
I’m glad to see the industry is returning to the USA, where it belongs.
I’m going to study your product lines,. We’re in the midst of an expansion and we would prefer US service and supply capability.