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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major trade deal between the United States and South Korea received a mixed response on Monday as some U.S. business leaders and politicians complained it fell short on boosting U.S. auto and agriculture exports.

U.S. trade officials called the bilateral deal a strong, innovative pact that would improve market access for American cars, beef, oranges and financial industries.

They pointed to the elimination of tariffs within three years on almost 95 percent of consumer and industrial products, and the phasing out over a decade of most other tariffs.

But the deal, which officials wrapped up in a last-minute negotiating marathon, has already raised hackles in Congress.

Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the influential Senate Finance Committee, threatened to block the deal, saying negotiators failed to ensure sufficient access for U.S. beef exports.

"I will not allow it to move through the Senate, unless and until Korea completely lifts its ban on U.S. beef," he said.

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Looks like the Senate is going to finally speak out for the American people.

Laughing

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

It's too bad the Korean government won't lift the ban. Until then, the price of meat is going to remain high and will mostly come from domestic sources or Australia.

igotthisguitar · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject:

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Says you...I don't have to eat what you tell me too. If you don't like it...tough shit.

igotthisguitar · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject:

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

supernaut · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Location: Nova Scotia

I can't comment on Aussie Beef, but it's been proven that American Beef is just horrible for your health (Canadian beef aint much better, since its the same companies.

These major US compaies are absolutely injecting the cows with tons of hormones and chemicals (as are most foods created by multinationals). Doesn't Europe also have a ban on US Beef. Not that Korea is much better, there is a ton of pork here and they are nature's natural garbage can. They eat anything.

But anyway if Aussie's beef is raised naturally, no chemicals or hormones, them we're better off eating Aussie beef.\

US Beef has also been irridated, basically just a radioactive method of removing all living enzymes, therefore you are basically eating plastic.

The process is FDA approved, but the FDA is one of the top 3 criminal organisations in the world.

igotthisguitar · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:50 am Post subject:

stevemcgarrett · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

PeewaukeeDave whined:

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Oh there you go again Steve...foaming at the mouth. I was just telling IGTG the truth..if he want's to spout off about not eating meat, then fine, but don't push your morals on me. Screw that..

igotthisguitar · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:38 am Post subject:

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Yeah...and your "KARMIC" belief is just my point. That's your opinion, but going around and preaching to people about not eating meat is almost as intrusive as Steve telling people if they don't support the war then then don't support the troops.

Maybe you should go sit on Steve's lap. He is pretty fond of you.

sundubuman · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: seoul

English_Ocean · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:02 am Post subject:

LOL. Okay, I was thinking more along the lines of saving American from all
those cheap plastic products which would be flooding the shelves of every Walmart only to be tossed in the heap a few months later.
And I was warned several years ago to never buy a Killed In Action (KIA) car. Laughing

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

An enlightened government would protect cows - not the beef industry - which is a blight on the face of the earth...