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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:29 PM Original message |
U.S. Chamber of Commerce joins fight against Buy American |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Could be shortened to "fight against America". |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Last Paragraph |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Before the patriotism comes into play... |
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Gold (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Another reason why we should drill for oil here at home. nt. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Or reduce energy consumption |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. And more aggressively pursue alternative energy sources nt |
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Gold (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. We can do both at the same time. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Drilling creates a negative incentive to reduce consumption and find alternative sources |
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Gold (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. It is more important that we reduce our dependancy on foreign oil. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. As will alternatively energy and efficiency research |
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Gold (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Drilling for oil would be cheaper and faster to acheive. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Why is it important at all? |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. And where are the oil fields in the US that will produce 20 million barrels of oil |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. but we do drill for oil at home |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. Sarah, is that you? j/k (I think.) |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I used to work in the oil fields in southern Louisiana.. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I didn't really want to get into the domestic oil argument |
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Sensible321 (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Canada is not the Problem |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. I thought the "Buy American" clause in the stimulus package applied to raw steel purchased by |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The part that |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. Ah I see. I didn't know that the individual states had requirements themselves on top of that of |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. But its ok for Canada to have a "buy Canadian" attitude? |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Canada |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. This article seems to imply that: |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. The Article |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Read up on their REQUIREMENT for CANADIAN CONTENT in everything... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Their attitude is that it isn't ok actually... |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. US Chamber, why do you hate the USA? |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. because the US chamber wants cheap products made in sweat shops |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yep, the American worker needs to lower his/her standard for living for |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. The CofC is a much darker worker than that... |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. This is about backlash. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. The fact that we "have a negative trade balance" |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 05:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. and/or are interested in being able to keep selling their offshored |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. BUY AMERICAN: LEO GERARD |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Please replace the word "Chamber" with "Covert Republican Ops". |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. From now on when you read "Chamber of Commerce" you should think |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Untill |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. From looking into |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. Good ole corporate Chamber of Commerce . . . certainly NOT for small business/main street -- !!! |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
29. So the US in USCofC is really Useless Shitty. |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
32. To the Chamber of Tyrants, buy American or get the fuck out! |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. The Chamber of Commerce is a fascist organization dedicated to |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. USCOC is a anti-American, pro-Fascist terrorist organization. |
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