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Re:Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up be... by bluGill on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @10:57PM (#43262563)
Clinton wasn't able to get a significant number of his own party to vote for it while significant numbers of republicans supported it. At the time free trade was a rebuplican talking point and many democrats opposed it.
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Re:Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up be... by andelink on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @12:32AM (#43263234)
Because NAFTA is the brainchild of Reagan. Bush Sr worked out most of the policy with CA/MX. Finally, Clinton signed it into law, with little influence on the policies overall.
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Re:Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up be... by bluGill on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @07:45AM (#43265796)
Clinton push congress to pass it. He may not have had influence to the content but he used his influence to get support.
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