No Al, sorry to disappoint. Bribery in the U.S. is not systemic. All I’m saying is that as long as our laws and standards are met, and our weigh stations inspect for those, I’m fine with truckers from Canada and Mexico being on the roads.
That being said it may be easier to continue on the vein we’ve already started, by vetting certain companies. We can work on exanding the program from there.
I think we ought to make Mexico a series of new States. That way we not only get the population, which is by and large very honest, hard-working and industrious, but we get all those wonderful natural resources, beaches, resorts, etc. We could divide Mexico into three new States and our border problems and NAFTA discord would immediately vanish.
Mexico is already divided into states. I don’t know how many, but it’s a lot.
We would also inherit all that poverty, decay and corruption. I can’t think of too many people who would agree with annexing Mexico. We had our chance back in the day when we marched all the way too Mexico City and settle for taking half the country (CA, AZ, NM and I’m forgetting some territory). I’m not too sure Mexico would like being annexed.
Though I agree it would end a huge chunk of our current problems it would probably just replace them with more. Interesting thought though.
Why worry? Have applicant Mexican trucks inspected in the US by US entities in the Trade Zone, and if they meet the requirements, have the drivers go through proper training certification, licensing and every requirement IN the US, you’ll see progress.
The real problem is MONEY: are your truckers able to compete? These Mexican drivers -and I know a lot of good ones- are paid real low labor rates! Imagine a company offering WalMart a cargo agreement for $300 billion/year worth of merchandise at $4.62 per hour less meals less lodging? They’d go for it like thunder!
With the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs to Mexico (to take advantage of cheap labor without the higher cost of overseas shipping) it was only a matter of time to allow even more cheap labor to move the cheap labor made product throuout our country. This will take a toll on one of the last bastians of DECENT PAYING JOBS FOR THE AVERAGE, MIDDLE CLASS AMERICAN WORKER, Truck Driving. Although, American truckers can return the favor and deliver our goods into Mexico. Yea Right! Would you want to deliver a truck load of extremely valuable and desireable goods deep into Mexico? If the American truck driver survived the highjacking without being killed, what recourse would the American truck driver have within Mexico? NONE. The American trucking COMPANY would be lible for injuries and trauma for not hiring ARMED SECURITY to protect their drivers while in Mexico. What American trucking company would pay extra for this. Goods going from America to Mexico will be dropped at the border as always. There will be NO RECIPROCITY, furthermore are Mexican maps accurate? At least with Canada, we have true reciprocity, and Canadian drivers make MORE than American drivers, so the chances of Canadian trucking companies setting up shop in America and moving Canadians to America for HIGHER PAYING jobs in American is NON EXISTANT. However, if I were an eterprising Mexican trucking company, I would move my terminals and bring my Mexican, LOWER PAID DRIVERS all accross America and UNDERCUT the existing price base for transporting goods in America.
The American laboring (middle?) class is under assault by corporate outsourcing and insourcing to satisfy the corporate quest for lower labor costs. The reason lower labor costs are prevelent is because the people willing to work for LESS have a MUCH LOWER STANDARD OF LIVING than what the AMERICAN LABORERS FOREFATHERS FAUGHT FOR. When the American laborer is willing or has been reduced to LIVING IN A HUT or THREE FAMILIES TO A SMALL APARTMENT, Willing to LIVE AT THE FACTORY, willing to ride a bicycle, willing to or reduced to social handouts like Medicaid, food stamps etc… THEN and only then, when the American laboer’s standard of living has been REDUCED to that of his cheap labor rivals, will the American laborer be appreciated and welcomed back to the job by his corporate employer, at a much lower hourly wage of course.
I liken the American trucker to that a conteporary Cowboy. Unfortunately, like the cowboys of the old west, I fear their demise’ as our government has reduced them to fodder with this legislation.
The President says his primary job is PROTECTING AMERICA, but not necessarily AMERICAN JOBS. Is there irony here?
I’m not a NAFTA fan in the least, but as long as the trucks are inspected as they are supposed to be and meet our safety standards I don’t see a problem.
For some people it appears that it’s more a problem that they are Mexican than anything else. Let’s do what we can to make sure they comply with our laws and forget the remarks about how awful “those people” are. We have a few poorly maintained trucks in this country too.
Yeah, but I think that our standards might be higher than theirs. “Those poeple” are a 3rd world feudal mess with a well-deserved reputation for sloth and ignorance. Nobody worries about Canada, probably not even you. The fact that it’s Mexico is why we’re even talking about it.
I had an uncle who ran trucks that were a miracle of duct tape technology and knew how to beat the system. I’m not worried the trucks are from Mexico, I want to ensure they are up to par when they get here. The same goes for Canadian trucks. The same goes for American trucks.
And if someone wanted to smuggle in a dirty bomb they could do that now.
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No Al, sorry to disappoint. Bribery in the U.S. is not systemic. All I’m saying is that as long as our laws and standards are met, and our weigh stations inspect for those, I’m fine with truckers from Canada and Mexico being on the roads.
That being said it may be easier to continue on the vein we’ve already started, by vetting certain companies. We can work on exanding the program from there.
I think we ought to make Mexico a series of new States. That way we not only get the population, which is by and large very honest, hard-working and industrious, but we get all those wonderful natural resources, beaches, resorts, etc. We could divide Mexico into three new States and our border problems and NAFTA discord would immediately vanish.
Mexico is already divided into states. I don’t know how many, but it’s a lot.
We would also inherit all that poverty, decay and corruption. I can’t think of too many people who would agree with annexing Mexico. We had our chance back in the day when we marched all the way too Mexico City and settle for taking half the country (CA, AZ, NM and I’m forgetting some territory). I’m not too sure Mexico would like being annexed.
Though I agree it would end a huge chunk of our current problems it would probably just replace them with more. Interesting thought though.
Why worry? Have applicant Mexican trucks inspected in the US by US entities in the Trade Zone, and if they meet the requirements, have the drivers go through proper training certification, licensing and every requirement IN the US, you’ll see progress.
The real problem is MONEY: are your truckers able to compete? These Mexican drivers -and I know a lot of good ones- are paid real low labor rates! Imagine a company offering WalMart a cargo agreement for $300 billion/year worth of merchandise at $4.62 per hour less meals less lodging? They’d go for it like thunder!
With the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs to Mexico (to take advantage of cheap labor without the higher cost of overseas shipping) it was only a matter of time to allow even more cheap labor to move the cheap labor made product throuout our country. This will take a toll on one of the last bastians of DECENT PAYING JOBS FOR THE AVERAGE, MIDDLE CLASS AMERICAN WORKER, Truck Driving. Although, American truckers can return the favor and deliver our goods into Mexico. Yea Right! Would you want to deliver a truck load of extremely valuable and desireable goods deep into Mexico? If the American truck driver survived the highjacking without being killed, what recourse would the American truck driver have within Mexico? NONE. The American trucking COMPANY would be lible for injuries and trauma for not hiring ARMED SECURITY to protect their drivers while in Mexico. What American trucking company would pay extra for this. Goods going from America to Mexico will be dropped at the border as always. There will be NO RECIPROCITY, furthermore are Mexican maps accurate? At least with Canada, we have true reciprocity, and Canadian drivers make MORE than American drivers, so the chances of Canadian trucking companies setting up shop in America and moving Canadians to America for HIGHER PAYING jobs in American is NON EXISTANT. However, if I were an eterprising Mexican trucking company, I would move my terminals and bring my Mexican, LOWER PAID DRIVERS all accross America and UNDERCUT the existing price base for transporting goods in America.
The American laboring (middle?) class is under assault by corporate outsourcing and insourcing to satisfy the corporate quest for lower labor costs. The reason lower labor costs are prevelent is because the people willing to work for LESS have a MUCH LOWER STANDARD OF LIVING than what the AMERICAN LABORERS FOREFATHERS FAUGHT FOR. When the American laborer is willing or has been reduced to LIVING IN A HUT or THREE FAMILIES TO A SMALL APARTMENT, Willing to LIVE AT THE FACTORY, willing to ride a bicycle, willing to or reduced to social handouts like Medicaid, food stamps etc… THEN and only then, when the American laboer’s standard of living has been REDUCED to that of his cheap labor rivals, will the American laborer be appreciated and welcomed back to the job by his corporate employer, at a much lower hourly wage of course.
I liken the American trucker to that a conteporary Cowboy. Unfortunately, like the cowboys of the old west, I fear their demise’ as our government has reduced them to fodder with this legislation.
The President says his primary job is PROTECTING AMERICA, but not necessarily AMERICAN JOBS. Is there irony here?
Yippie Kay Yea!
I’m not a NAFTA fan in the least, but as long as the trucks are inspected as they are supposed to be and meet our safety standards I don’t see a problem.
…and drugs, and weapons. What about insurance requirements? This is a bad idea all around.
For some people it appears that it’s more a problem that they are Mexican than anything else. Let’s do what we can to make sure they comply with our laws and forget the remarks about how awful “those people” are. We have a few poorly maintained trucks in this country too.
Yeah, but I think that our standards might be higher than theirs. “Those poeple” are a 3rd world feudal mess with a well-deserved reputation for sloth and ignorance. Nobody worries about Canada, probably not even you. The fact that it’s Mexico is why we’re even talking about it.
I had an uncle who ran trucks that were a miracle of duct tape technology and knew how to beat the system. I’m not worried the trucks are from Mexico, I want to ensure they are up to par when they get here. The same goes for Canadian trucks. The same goes for American trucks.
And if someone wanted to smuggle in a dirty bomb they could do that now.