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Today's Poll: Should the U.S. punish China for currency manipulation?

By Howard B. Owens
Gary Spencer

punish them how? it was a bad idea for Bill Clinton to pass the free trade agreement with China in the first place, it has been nothing but devistaing to our economy since.

Oct 5, 2011, 10:59am Permalink
Ed Gentner

Some how the idea that holding China accountable or reconciling a trade imbalance caused by China's currency manipulation is a punishment seems the wrong choice of words. An honest valuation of the Chinese currency is not punishment, it is a restoration of balance. The imbalance has decimated our manufacturing industries and has caused working people here tremendous pain with the loss of jobs and uncertainy regarding the future for generation that will follow. If restoring our industry and the good paying jobs that come with that restoration is punishment then what has the last couple of decades of outsourced maunufacturing and jobs to China been for Americans?

Oct 5, 2011, 12:08pm Permalink
terry paine

Since the dollars used to pay back loans from China have lost 35% of their value in the last 9 years I think the Federal Reserve and some over spending presidents could be accused of manipulating US currency.

Oct 5, 2011, 12:42pm Permalink
Gary Spencer

Mike, you are right! I forgot they sold out! SHIT, I guess it'll have to be a Coors, but wait - I don't drink any more! remember what happened last time I tried that? let's just say, it wasn't pretty!

Oct 5, 2011, 12:51pm Permalink
George Richardson

Batavia needs and demands a home grown micro brewery and bottling operation. Holland Land Office Select, John Gardner Ale and The Batavian Blonde. That's just for a start. You've already got bottling plants there, get brewing. Watch the Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition for lots of good ideas.

Oct 5, 2011, 5:39pm Permalink

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