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Re:Elite Overproduction by jgalt212 on Friday March 06, 2026 @08:53AM (#47274915)
> Where have you observed this?

NAFTA

Re:Elite Overproduction by BobaFloutist on Friday March 06, 2026 @01:50PM (#47279343)
I keep hearing this, what policy do you think we should have pursued instead of NAFTA? I assume you wouldn't want completely open free markets, so some form of protectionism? Tariffs? Import quotas? Should we have started a trade war with Mexico and Canada?

I could see a fair argument that NAFTA should have insisted on labor protections and parity in minimum wages, but it's weird because NAFTA is already somewhat protectionist, albeit including Canada and Mexico under the umbrella. So even if I steelman that your beef is that it didn't go far enough, that doesn't really explain the vitriol.