In a message dated 12/26/01 4:29:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
Spudboy100@aol.com writes: My point is that they are content with their
trade practices. If at some point the USA demands reciprocity, and mutuality
on trade, then, for better or worse; the Japanese will become discontent.
Perhaps it is in the USA's interest to ignore unfair trade practices by the
zaibatsu?
Spudboy,
I think the real question is why should we be content with their trade
practices? It is perfectly okay with me if they are content but that imposes
no burden for us to agree with them.
I think you will find this find this acceptance of an uneven playing
field between us and the Japanese goes back to the cold war and that was over
ten years ago.
However, personally I have no problem with the Japanese looking out
for themselves but I do have a problem with our government not looking out
for our side.
Example, a couple of years ago we negotiated a new deal with the
Vietnamese. As I understand the deal we got to invest all the money we
wanted in their country and they got to sell all the manufactured goods they
wanted in our country. The question is did they open their markets to our
manufactured goods?
Ron h.
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