NAFTA Super Highway

[Dominoelover thegamenotthepizza]

Has any one heard about this?

I checked snopes and found nothing, then I sent them the link so they can research it.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Sounds like a great idea. We get our goods to buy, but nobody with money to buy them.



I love it!





Tom

 

[Dominoelover thegamenotthepizza]

"The details of the NAFTA Super Highway are hidden in plan view. Still, Bush has not given speeches to bring the NAFTA Super Highway plans to the full attention of the American public. Missing in the move toward creating a North American Union is the robust public debate that preceded the decision to form the European Union. All this may be for calculated political reasons on the part of the Bush Administration.



A good reason Bush does not want to secure the border with Mexico may be that the administration is trying to create express lanes for Mexican trucks to bring containers with cheap Far East goods into the heart of the U.S., all without the involvement of any U.S. union workers on the docks or in the trucks."



I just noticed this was printed 6/12/2006 and I never heard anything about it.:angry:

Have any of you?:unsure:

 

[Ryan Schaecher]

I cannot say how really bad of an idea this is. I still chalk it up to some degree to kookism, but I have heard lots of people talking about a North American Union..... bad bad bad bad BAD idea.

 

[Jose Santana]

Not sure but if there is a European union and an Asian Union of sorts why would a North American Union be bad? I think to remain in the game the U.S. may have to start thinking like this... We are being beaten up by the Yen and Euro maybe an economic agreement isn;t too bad....? Not sure what i think but why is it bad bad bad?



Joseymack

 

[Yardsale]

Why? Suppose the US created the "game". Suppose that "corporate America" (or the (international) industrial business complex) is behind the creation of the game. Think about a "World Union" (influenced primarily by big business) and a World dollar. Now, is this a good idea?

 

[Ron Dacher]

Worldnetdaily.com has reported on this for over a year.



From an economic standpoint there will be a loss of thousands of high paying union jobs for dockworkers and teamsters.



From a national security standpoint it will be a disastor. We already do not have control over our southern border. We don't need thousands of Mexican trucks that are not up to par with US trucks in reagards to safety, maintenance and pollution control equipment, entering our country and having access to US roads. Customs and the highway patrol will only be able to inspect a fraction of these trucks and it will only make it easier to smuggle in drugs, illegal aliens and potential terrorists.



All around this is a bad idea.

 

[Tom Schindler]

The only way I would support it is if they ONLY were allow illegal aliens to build it.





Tom

 

[Gavin Allan]

We don't need thousands of Mexican trucks that are not up to par with US trucks in reagards to safety, maintenance and pollution control equipment, entering our country and having access to US roads. Customs and the highway patrol will only be able to inspect a fraction of these trucks and it will only make it easier to smuggle in drugs, illegal aliens and potential terrorists.

Don't worry. The US will probably buy every Mexican truckdriver a brand new truck. Also, Mexican police will probably be asked to check each truck before it comes up this way.



I'm sure this is all good and we are just a bunch of xenephobes.

 

[Bill V]

Interesting that the "nascocorridor.com" link says:



"NAFTA Superhighway" - As of late, there has been much media attention given to the "new, proposed NAFTA Superhighway". NASCO and the cities, counties, states and provinces along our existing Interstate Highways 35/29/94 (the NASCO Corridor) have been referring to I-35 as the 'NAFTA Superhighway' for many years, as I-35 already carries a substantial amount of international trade with Mexico, the United States and Canada. There are no plans to build a new NAFTA Superhighway - it exists today as I-35.

 

[Richard L]

They have been talking about it here in Texas for over a year now. In Texas it's called the Trans-Texas Corridor. 6 lane north and south with a railroad down the center dividor strip. It will run parallel to I-35, and they hope within about 1/4 mile of the interstate. It is planned to be a toll-road with limited entry-exit points.



The is a lot of opposition for the highway by farmers/ranchers, businesses, and towns along the path.



Farmers/Ranchers don't want to give up land that has been in their families for generations. Businesses feel that construction will hinder access to their businesses, and many towns feel that if they don't have and entry-exit at their town, they will loose much of the revenue going by on the super-highway.



They are also talking about a 10-15 year project to build the road, and there is a lot of grumbling that we don't have enough money to maintain the roads we have now, and too much of the money and resources will be directed to the new TTC.



Right now they claim that they will need to buy the land for a 1/2 mile wide right of way right through the center of Texas, but they still don't even have the exact route nailed down yet.



I don't know if the TTC is the right thing, but they need to do something. Right now I-35 is a nightmare to drive on. They keep widening the road but the taffic continues to get worse. If there is the slightest fender-bender, traffic is tied up for 2-3 hours. If there is a major accident, the interstate is often closed and the traffic is backed up for 30-50 miles or more. The worse part is that this happens way too often. At least onec a month and if there is a holiday, it's almost a guarantee that there will be a mojor incident on I-35 that snarles traffic.





...Rich