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Originally Posted by daisym
why should WE sign an FTA that will disadvantage OUR rural communitites because John Howard is in george's hip pocket?
thats the bottom line for US.
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Australia should do what Australia needs to do. You have competent leaders.
Just don't expect America to sacrifice it's agriculture industry for Australia's profits.
Food is a basic necessity. There is no reason for America to be dependent on foreign nations who OBVIOUSLY put their own interests above America's.
Get it?
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Originally Posted by daisym
we don't have subsidies - and I can guarantee that our farmers work harder than yours. Our soils are not as rich, and we have frequent drought conditions . One of the main reasons why the AWB scandal wasn't seen as an issue by many Oz wheat farmers is US farm subsidies, which give your guys unfair advantages - they allow you to sell cheaper to other markets than true capitalism would allow you to - and you undercut our prices by virtue of this fact alone.
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Well don't hate America because it is the land of plenty. That just makes you jealous and shows your grievances are personal and not egalitarian.
I can't empathize with that, especially when it is obvious that everybody would love to see America fall. Everyone wishes America the worst and then they expect Americans to level the playing field for them? Whatever.....
China undercuts American manufacturing with cheap labor. What can we do?
Everybody deals with it.