Anti American actions by Obama

Are you kidding me? No, unfortunately it's true. One more reason to vote him out. The list is so long already. Free trade agreements aren't 'FREE' if they penalize one party over the other. Both parties should 'gain' something from the agreement.

Reading the story, it sounds like a good thing to me. If US companies have to compete with foreign firms on equal terms, they'll have to provide better value for money, at least in theory. Governments have a duty to spend taxpayers' money as wisely as possible, protectionist practices interfere with that.

I agree that it's anti American. We have the right to know and buy goods based on our preferences and if I prefer to buy American goods, I will. No one has the right to tell me I can't make that choice and no one has the right to stop things like web sites that list American made goods, or catalogs or store tags where the business tells us whether the product is American made or not and that's all part and parcel of it, although they may try to tell you differently.

Whether ban on buy American is unamerican I know not. It is, however, pro-free trade and buy American is anti free trade. But USA has traditionally been very protectionist all the best urban

Free trade agreements aren't "free" and they aren't really agreements of any kind. If it was really free trade there wouldn't need to be an agreement laying out terms. NAFTA was a very bad agreement that made it pretty much a no win for anyone involved. When ever I hear Free Trade Agreement I just remember that it is really an well regulated trade agreement but that doesn't sound nearly as good to the American People so they use "Free" in place of going to have a ton of rules and restrictions.

It is an interesting article..there are many policies that seem to offer some advantages at the outset but a few years down the lane, the picture changes, and changes drastically. An example of this is Reaganomics and sub prime crisis. But coming to Buy American..I feel when an industry becomes a preferred industry it becomes inefficient and starts giving goods of lower standards. It is still a ocmpetition between quality and price. So when Buy American tag is removed, manufacturing companies within the country would be forced to lower their profits and offer superior stuff when compared to competitors. You will agree with me that there is no business endeavor without profit earnings from them, wouldn't you? Then it only goes to show that when the country is willing to source its requirements from a preferred manufacturer, the manufacturer is taking advantage of it! With confirmed sales patterns, such industry should be offering the products at more competitive rates when compared to the quotes that the US gets from outsiders. So where is it going wrong in managing its business? If that is the state of affairs of many such companies then it is time for leaner and smaller organizations and better management.

We are SO in trouble. On the other hand, it looks like Romney will get the nomination and we can't be sure at all what he will actually do if elected....after all he has changed his story so many times. But still, sit down and watch while Obama sells out America? REally why should we? This is one bill that needs to be stopped!

He probably doesn't like to see American companies making profit, ban Buy American incentive program will make foreign make goods like China or Mexico much attractive alternative to local consumers here. Consumers should be left to decide for themselves on which country of origin he/she want to buy the products, with or without incentive or rebate.