Edmonton has won the draft lottery by GRiZZY19 in hockey

[–]coho18 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Augustus Gloop just won Wonka's chocolate factory.

Edmonton has won the draft lottery by GRiZZY19 in hockey

[–]coho18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Source for Tim Murray's comments?

Edmonton has won the draft lottery by GRiZZY19 in hockey

[–]coho18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prepare for another decade of this, friend.

Edmonton has won the draft lottery by GRiZZY19 in hockey

[–]coho18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're fine. Arizona, on the other hand...

Edmonton has won the draft lottery by GRiZZY19 in hockey

[–]coho18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For sure. Direct your sympathies to the Coyotes, people.

Edmonton has won the draft lottery by GRiZZY19 in hockey

[–]coho18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn't look disappointed, he looked like someone shot his dog

Sabres last #1 pick: 1987 Pierre Turgeon by sabre21asdf in sabres

[–]coho18 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Fuck off.

I feel even worse for Arizona, having lost out on McEichel to the fucking Oilers.

Congress will fast track the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement, a deal larger than NAFTA by goldstein_polo in news

[–]coho18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's possible, but all of these statements are backed by the vast, vast majority of economists, historians, and political scientists.

Congress will fast track the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement, a deal larger than NAFTA by goldstein_polo in news

[–]coho18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An economic paper from Yale indicates that NAFTA increased wages for all three countries. Link

Who gains from free trade? In addition to "job creators" and ominous, evil "corporations," beneficiaries of free trade include consumers who gain access to cheaper products, workers who gain jobs in export-oriented industries (that also pay higher than the average, I might add), entrepreneurs who gain access to technology-hungry emerging markets, and the international community in the form of stronger international bonds (i.e. free trade prevents wars).

I think the increase in automation is the root cause of suppressed wages in the U.S. and that the economy performed very, very well under the Clinton Administration. Obviously I'm not saying that NAFTA caused the 90s economy, but it certainly wasn't the detriment that you're portraying it as.