"It would be good for the workers..." - Quote by Barack Obama
It would be good for the workers in Vietnam even as it helps make sure that they're not undercutting competition here in the United States.
More by Barack Obama
“We are still the America that does the hard things, that does the great things. We're the nation that always dared to dream. We're the nation that dared to take risks.”
“Elections matter and voting counts.”
“Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to - starts to gets tougher the longer you do it.”
More on Trade
“We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.”
“Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.”
“It is therefore wish'd that all commerce were as free between all the nations of the world as it is between the several counties of England.”
More on Economy
“Our system freed the individual genius of man. Released him to fly as high & as far as his own talent & energy would take him. We allocate resources not by government. decision but by the millions of decisions customers make when they go into the market. place to buy. If something seems too high-priced we buy something else. Thus resources are steered toward those things the people want most at the price they are willing to pay. It may not be a perfect system but it's better than any other that's ever been tried.”
“I was alarmed at my doctor's report: He said I was sound as a dollar.”
“That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.”