The North American Free Trade Agreement was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994, and superseded the 1988 Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. The NAFTA trade bloc formed one of the largest trade blocs in the world by gross domestic product. The passage of NAFTA resulted in the elimination or reduction of barriers to trade and investment between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The effects of the agreement regarding iss…
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@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes
NAFTA is a highly exploitative capitalist institution designed to exploit as much cheap labor for the owning class.
@9FVJCFJIndependent2yrs2Y
NAFTA was signed in 1992 by the leaders of Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and overall supported the US economy for the better. And looking at the past, the United States has long had economic issues stemming from lack of regional and international trade.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No
@9FVZ6PFRepublican 2yrs2Y
It is important to be involved with trading with other countries to counter Chinese influence. Also free unfettered trade keeps prices low for American consumers
@8TB7FMR2yrs2Y
Absolutely. We need friends, allies, and trading partners across the world. If we isolate ourselves from everyone, then other countries will go to our adversaries for business.
@9FXB9C42yrs2Y
Additionally, this constant trend of trying to drop the U.S. from almost every trade agreement will lead to eventual economic isolation which is a horrible financial decision for everyone.
@9FX4W8XNatural Law2yrs2Y
No , it is not our business to interfere in unless they are moving caches of destructive weapons or things that could be seen as detrimental to public safety
@9FVJCFJIndependent2yrs2Y
The United States became what it is today through regional and international cooperation, and denouncing the free trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico would overall harm the nation by sending it into a state of isolation. Isolationism had a drastic effect on the US economy, and if people really want to keep the faux-utopia idea around they should say yes to NAFTA.
All the influx of immigration has been in large part due to the exploitation endured by workers in other countries.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products
@9FVZ6PFRepublican 2yrs2Y
When you have the free flow of goods from a country that has lower wages than this country, it is passed on in the form of lower prices for the goods offered.
@9G7N8GKIndependent2yrs2Y
While it does lower consumer products, it affects the jobs and those businesses producing them. Mexico seems to be harmed by the trade agreement as they are not as prosperous as the U.S. in revenue from the production of goods, so if we were to negotiate to create a more equal playing field amongst the countries within the agreement the consumer products would remain at a lower price, but there would be less destruction to jobs within the other countries apart of the agreement.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, but we should adopt a unilateral free trade policy
NAFTA is a free trade policy. Unless your policy was more expansive than NAFTA, then what's the point?
@9G7N8GKIndependent2yrs2Y
https://www.citizen.org/article/fracaso-naftas-disproportionate-damage-to-u-s-latino-and-mexican-working-people/
@9CYJ9DD 2yrs2Y
No, free trade agreements should only be made with countries that have equal or greater labor conditions and wages to the US to discourage outsourcing and exploitation. Canada is fair game for free trade but not Mexico.
@8ZXDCD4Republican3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for products produced in decent working conditions and a wage similar to the current minimum wage in America.
@8Z7LLD23yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be amended to better protect worker/consumer/animal rights and the climate
@9D3RPBQ2yrs2Y
We must stop the unequal exchange and we must get rid of neoliberal policies
@9D4T4M9Independent 2yrs2Y
@8RDPYYG4yrs4Y
I think we need to renegotiate in that workers get more say as well as better environmental stands.
@8ZNRM3Y3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should not sacrifice our labor’s rights and interests in free trade.
I'm all for free trade agreements, but common (and decent) labor standards need to be introduced to avoid the exploitation of Mexican, American, and Canadian workers.
Hasn't NAFTA already been replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)?
@8RRJLBKIndependent4yrs4Y
The US should keep nafta, but also seek to create a bloc of free movement between the US and Canada, allowing Canadians and Americans to live in each other’s countries without requiring visas.
@8MV4G2C5yrs5Y
I don’t have enough information.
@PoliticalBlonde 3wks3W
Yes, but only if trade deals are fair, humane, and actually benefit consumers, not just corporations
@B5S9BSV4wks4W
Yes, but trade with our neighbors while being important, needs to be fair for all involved this should be revisited on a regular basis, and reevaluated as we see fit.
@B4K26FG 1mo1MO
Yes, but NAFTA should be expanded to cover most of our trade partners, this is the only way to ensure free trade across the world
@AAbattery444Progressive 2mos2MO
I support continued participation in agreements like USMCA for economic stability through common-sense free trade and minimal tariffs. However, this should be within a broader U.S. trade policy framework that actively uses targeted higher tariffs as a tool against countries that violate human rights.
@B4QW2VM3mos3MO
Yes, if environmental precautions & regulations will fix existing environmental damage & prevent more damage
@B3VK7594mos4MO
Only if more jobs can be brought back to America or we can guarantee accessible employment opportunities stay here even with free trade
@B3DVFJ9 4mos4MO
Yes, but only if working conditions are up to similar regulation so we do not end up with slave or low paid labor of one country being abused by all.
@B2WMWM35mos5MO
Yes, but continuously push for stronger labor, environmental, and fair trade policies to make sure the benefits of free trade are shared more equitably.
@B2SJ5J85mos5MO
No, the United States has developed sectors where prices have both been affected positively and negatively, and that does not align with equality.
No, the agreement has resulted in the elimination and outsourcing of higher wage, lower-skilled manufacturing jobs that could support families financially
@B2BJ65Y6mos6MO
NAFTA comes with considerable arguments for both continued participation, and arguments against, and ultimately is based off of personal affect.
@9WCYC8XRepublican 9mos9MO
No, instead, we should participate in the USMCA system that was created under President Donald Trump.
@9TQX4D310mos10MO
No, free trade agreements permit the exploitation of cheap foreign labor in countries with fewer safety laws and threaten American independence.
@9TM9QQY10mos10MO
we need to revise such a treaty and create a new one better suited to American interests it's important to integrate north American countries
Yes. But I think the US should only buy and trade with companies that have our laws in work ethics. Our own inspections, no sweat shops, and even unions if needed.
@9TDWN8F10mos10MO
No, I am not against free trade deals but NAFTA did not do enough to preserve local jobs in the US and Mexico
@852YLND 2yrs2Y
No, and the gutting that occurred to our domestic manufacturing, as well as the exploitation that flourished in member countries, needs to be acknowledged and remedied.
@9HS8YYB 2yrs2Y
Yes, but it should be limited and with an ultimate goal of decreasing trade while promoting internal jobs.
@9HLKB8D2yrs2Y
No, Nafta has failed to address environmental concerns, has cost american manufacturing dearly, and puts mexican farmers at a disadvantage
@JakeRepublican 2yrs2Y
Yes but if we are beginning to get the short end of the stick, we need to re-think our stance. We must do what is best for hardworking Americans.
@9GVL2ZGIndependent2yrs2Y
As nice as it would be for the consumer, this results in jobs going outside of the country. U.S. loses jobs.
@9GK37MV2yrs2Y
If the public really dislikes the Agreement, then it should be workshopped into a better deal with both Canada and Mexico.
@9GJPKL92yrs2Y
Yes, but all citizens of Canada, Mexico, and the United States should have the right to work in any country as a result
No, although increased trade is always good, NAFTA failed to adequately address issues such as the environment, as well as the effects of globalization on local farmers on manufacturing
@9GDCMPL2yrs2Y
No, the USA should seek to become self-sufficient in every industry by imposing huge import tariffs.
@9GBMKP32yrs2Y
No, it gives companies incentives to open factories in Mexico and underpay/otherwise mistreat their workers.
@9GB48LL2yrs2Y
No we should adopt a unilateral free trade policy with mexico and canada and increase tariffs on china
@9G8KZQ52yrs2Y
nafta should be revised to ensure that corporations can't use it to export jobs to other countries and exploit workers
@9G7MM4Z2yrs2Y
The free trade between nations is acceptable as long as all countries equally protect their workers and ensure that they are makin a living wage.
@9FDPCGD 2yrs2Y
Yes, but restrictions should be put into place to regulate illegal drug trade and violence causing immigrants to flee from their country
@9FY64372yrs2Y
Yes, but the government should incentivize further on-shoring of manufacturing and penalize companies that off-shore manufacturing
@9FR9PKCConstitution2yrs2Y
Too many companies move jobs out of the country because other countries don't have workers rights and it lowers the country's ability to make our own products
@9FQBKSG2yrs2Y
I still do not understand this question
@Yaunti2 2yrs2Y
No, all trade agreements should be through the U.N. as a global agreement and abolish private property
Yes, but require renegotiation to better protect workers and the environment
@Yaunti2 2yrs2Y
Yes, but abolish private property
@9FMZ9ZN2yrs2Y
I don't understand the situation
@9FMSNB72yrs2Y
Depends on if we can Manufacture something here in the US
@9FMK7H92yrs2Y
This situation is way to complex, to understand in one sit, but so far from my understanding, we should make deal as to where they benefit, and we benefit, and if we benefit more who cares, but if we are getting less during that year we will withdraw for the year and have the ability, to adjust and to create better more effective deals, But there is probably more to it.
Deleted2yrs2Y
No. Not until the advantages of other countries over the United States are greatly reduced.
No, We Shouldn't Engage in Any International Trade
@9FL8VG52yrs2Y
Make California Mexico Again
@9FC2TRP2yrs2Y
Yes but renegotiate to be fairer
@9FBNY972yrs2Y
Yes, but with more adjustments to protect workers from layoffs due to cheap labor elsewhere and higher wages for workers in countries where the wages had been low
@9F9KXKS2yrs2Y
Yes, As long as we don't exploit workers in other countries
Yes, but renegotiate NAFTA instead
@94355D7 2yrs2Y
Yes, but it should be renegoitated
@9F93R5Z2yrs2Y
Yes, but it needs to be renegotiated to protect the environment and workers
@9F8X8ZY2yrs2Y
Yes as long as we aren't exploiting workers in other countries
@9F8QS8H2yrs2Y
Yes, support is always a good plan, and could even help decrease tensions between countries
@9F8MGYB2yrs2Y
No, Mexico does not have the same labor protections as the US and manufacturers would rather exploit Mexican workers than pay American workers
@9F8D4M82yrs2Y
Until something better is introduced, I believe it would be wise to keep NAFTA around
@9F8736Z2yrs2Y
I'm fine with is as long as they aren't exploiting workers in other countries.
@9F7S9882yrs2Y
We need DONALD J TRUMP 24
@9F7P4VF2yrs2Y
No, and increase all tariffs to a hardline Protectionist policy.
Deleted2yrs2Y
Yes, but trade between the member countries should be renegotiated in a more balanced manner
@9DNK5XB2yrs2Y
That should be up to the person themselves.
@9DN7QW5Libertarian2yrs2Y
No, we should negotiate a new trade agreement that is fair for all parties involved.
@9DKQYTKRepublican2yrs2Y
Yes, but with labor and environmental safeguards
@9DJZFSX2yrs2Y
I new is needed to protect American jobs.
@9DDHQFDRepublican2yrs2Y
Yes, but we should be able to charge tariffs for shipments like the other countries.
@9DD48KW2yrs2Y
As we have already left and redone under USMCA I believe we should stay for the foreseeable future.
@9DCZQZ42yrs2Y
Not sufficiently well-informed to make a judgement
@9DCTPX32yrs2Y
The US should allow free trade only if workers in other countries are paid and regulated according the US standards (including minimum wage, overtime pay, benefits, working conditions, etc.)
@9DBQHJN2yrs2Y
Continue nafta and no US companies can move outside the US.
@9DBD4K8Libertarian2yrs2Y
I need to learn more to opine.
@9DB3QRF2yrs2Y
Yes, as it has helped us economically by lowering the prices of consumer products, however it should be renegotiated to be more fair to all nations involved and to protect workers and the environment
@9DB3L832yrs2Y
Yes, but work for better trade deals while building up our manufacturing sectors and domestic industries and helping workers, communities and regional economies adapt.
@suwapc 2yrs2Y
I do not have enough knowledge of this situation to answer.
@9D7QLMD2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as each country is trading fairly with each other. No country's government should be subsidizing their businesses.
@9D75XL82yrs2Y
Yes, as long as it is beneficial for the US and its interests.
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