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Re: RCA CLOSING US PLANT DUE TO NAFTA

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From: Gerald M. Seftor
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 00:00
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"David............" <david084@flash.net> wrote:

>The NAFTA agreement has brought down another American institution.
>   The RCA TV production center will be moved to Mexico.  The average
>pay in Mexico is $2.50 per hour vs $19.00 with wages and benefits in for
>their US employees.

>      NAFTA is raping Ameirca.  Soon, the lifestyle of the average
>American must come down as wages fall.


>   1200 Jobs at the plant alone, aside from entire economic impact on
>the town which is 277 million dollars each year.

>   Thompson Electronics is the owner of RCA.  They are moving because
>they are losing money trying to compete with other companies that are
>using the NAFTA agreement to import their less expensive TVs into the
>USA.

>  THANK YOU BILL CLINTON AND ALL GLOBALISTS IN CONGRESS WHO SEEK
>CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE CONCERNS OF AMERICAN FAMILIES!

>         WE ARE GOING TO KICK YOUR BUTT OUT OF CONGRESS!!!
>]

It seems that this is a no win situation. The people have little say
as to what our worthy congress does.
NAFTA and the like almost makes one want to be an Isolationist. (Not
such a good idea in the end)



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From: gseftor@crosslink.net (Gerald M. Seftor)
Subject: Re: RCA CLOSING US PLANT DUE TO NAFTA
Date: 1997/09/25
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