The point is that what the US uses two very different definitions of subsidies. If you include the total cost then Canadian companies pay about the same, if not more, given the distance to market. Also the WTO and the NAFTA trade tribunals have examined the issue previously and both bodies reported that there is effectively no subsidy on Canadian lumber. Its just whiny US companies that cannot compete, and US Senators listening to their contributors. Look at the amount of money that the US lumber companies and associations give to politicians in the border states, and look at which Senators, and Congress critters are crying loudest for the tariff on Canadian lumber.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 3:25 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: What is he doing...... > > > > Yeah, that's not a good thing. That's something Buchanan > > would do, not Bush. To me, this is a serious departure from > > his free trade stance of the election. If Canada is > > illegally dumping/subsidizing cheap lumber on the US then the > > tariff is justified. If they are subsidizing the lumber > > industry and it's not illegal, then the tariff should be > > Question though - legal to whom? If it's legal for Canada to subsidize > their lumber industry, it doesn't mean we have to accept it, right? > > > repealed. We do our own share of subsidizing here and it's > > plain wrong no matter who does it. It is contrary to free > > Amen. If the current way of thinking was around 200 years > ago, we would > have subsidized horse carriages. Heck, I'm surprised we > didn't subsidize > derigible(sp) companies. > > -rc > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
