When Unions Punish Mexican Truckers, They Punish Americans
When Unions Punish Mexican Truckers They Punish Every American. As I have maintained countless times, NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is by far the most beneficial trade legislation Congress has ever passed. Today, Mexico imports more U.S. made products than China and Japan combined. In fact, a guest on my radio show “Truth for America,” former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez, noted that during 2008, the U.S. exported $115 billion to Mexico (up 13 percent). All in all, thirty percent of all U.S. trade goes to our two NAFTA partners. You would think this country would do everything it could to nourish this relationship. But with the tacit approval of the Obama administration, the Teamsters Union has manufactured unsubstantiated data that Mexican truckers transporting... Read More
Is China Going Green…Or Just Going Under?
China likes to make noise that they are adopting “Green” standards that will take the target off their backs from environmental groups who see China as the world’s leading polluter. Just recently they announced they are closing down 2,000 steel mills and other industrial sites that are polluting the skies. Green initiative or propaganda? You choose. The latest report out of China, as detailed in news reports, is that during the first half of 2010, China’s air quality actually deteriorated. In fact, for the first time in five years, acid rain is now making life miserable in more than 200 of its 440 cities. I’ve seen this first hand during many visits to China and I can tell you it is a nightmare. A yellow mist hangs over its cities making it nearly impossible to breathe.... Read More
Neal Asbury speaking at the Global Summit II on November 9th 2010
The Global Summit II is entitled “Humanity Uniting for a Sustainable Future”. It’s focus is on creating global partnerships and local program support systems to unite powerful grass-roots stakeholders and co-create a sustainable future. The Global Summit is a biannual event, and this year it will be held at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California. Council topics range from ecological and agricultural subjects like Bio-diversity, Climate Change, and Food Security to the economic subjects of Scarcity, Conflict, Reconciling Local Living Economies and our Global Currency System, and Oil and Bio-Regional Trade. Additional council topics include Free Speech, Free Press, and Self-Governance. Participants across a multitude of disciplines share the same objectives for the Global Summit.... Read More
John Negroponte Endorses Conscientious Equity
“Neal Asbury’s work is very important to understanding America’s role in global trade.” – John D. Negroponte “Conscientious Equity is written from the hands-on perspective of an American businessman who has been in the trenches of owning and operating his own business in the Philippines. This is a valuable contribution to our discussion about how to get economies, including our own, going again.”–John D. Negroponte, Yale University, Former United States Deputy Secretary of State “An original thinker . . . and a visionary entrepreneur, Neal Asbury offers a clear and realistic assessment of the challenges facing firms and policymakers regarding international trade today, as well as creative solutions that could allow the United States to retain its competitive... Read More
Neal Asbury Featured on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart
My objection to the New York City Mosque is not a legal objection. We all know those that wish to build the Mosque are within their legal and constitutional rights. My problem stems from the simple concept of what is right and decent. The proposed Mosque is a couple blocks away from where a terrible and heinous war was begun on our soil. A war we did not invite or wish to fight. It is a war that is still raging. July was the deadliest month for Americans losses in Afghanistan since the war began. On June 7th is surpassed Vietnam as our longest war. We must never give aid and comfort to our enemies especially when Americans are now dying every day to defend us. The question for me is not if you are for or against the Mosque, our extremist enemies will see this as an important victory. This is... Read More
United States Not Even in the Top 10
The new issue of Newsweek conducted an international poll that ranked countries in a variety of areas like quality of life, healthcare and economic dynamism. But then they came to education. The United States is not in the Top 10. We are Number 12. This does not bode well for nurturing a new generation of students that can move into the high tech jobs that will maintain this country’s economic power. Finland ranked first, South Korea is second and Canada is third. Estonia was 7th. Estonia? We let Estonia beat us? But if it’s any consolation, China was not in the Top 10 either. Not yet. But consider this. China graduated 10,000 Ph. D Engineers last year. This spring the U.S. will graduate about 8,000 Ph.D. Engineers, an estimated two-thirds of whom are not U.S. citizens. This nation... Read More
Neal Asbury’s Second Live Appearance on Fox & Friends August 24th, 2010
“Fox & Friends” invited American entrepreneur, talk radio host, and author, Neal Asbury to appear for a second time on their Radio Rumble segment. Neal Asbury spoke with Brian Kilmeade during the “Radio Rumble” segment covering the “Key Primary Votes in AK, AZ, and FL. Neal was joined by Thom Hartmann, talk radio host from Oregon and Charles Goyette, talk radio host from Phoenix and best selling author of “The Dollar Meltdown”. Share this article: Read More
Neal Asbury Speaking at MIT 2010 Leaders in Global Operations Alumni Conference
Neal Asbury will be a speaker at the MIT 2010 Leaders in Global Operations Alumni Conference. Neal Asbury, chief executive of The Legacy Companies will be speaking at the 2010 Leaders in Global Operations Alumni Conference on October 15th 2010. The LGO Alumni Conference is sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This year’s conference topic is “Operations Leadership in a Global Economy”. The event will be held October 14 and 15 at South Beach, Miami, FL and will be divided between the speakers presentations and a series of plant tours. Among the key speakers is Neal Asbury, a noted champion of entrepreneurship and free enterprise, talk radio host, and author. Asbury has over 25 years experience in the global market, during which he has developed a philosophy of... Read More
Revitalizing the American Entrepreneur Exporter
It’s time for America to take back its title as the world’s most successful exporting nation. It begins when US entrepreneurs embrace global trade and accept the inherent challenges – and rewards – by becoming an exporter. As a successful entrepreneur and exporter to 130 countries, let me share with you some advice that will encourage you to consider seriously expanding your distribution to include overseas markets. It may seem that support for America’s entrepreneurs is languishing. Between high taxes and scarce financing, entrepreneurs are running out of resources in their quest to successfully export products to foreign markets. I suggest the first stop for any entrepreneur seeking to export should be the Export-Import Bank (EX-IM). EX-IM is mandated by Congress to focus on small... Read More
Putting a Face on Unemployment
The nation’s unemployment rate is above nine percent, with some 15 million Americans looking for work, and millions more that just stopped looking. Our “Shadow Unemployment” is well over twenty percent. With such staggering numbers, it’s hard for most of us to grasp the human dimension to this atmosphere of despair. I came across some numbers recently that really provide some perspectives. There are 432,000 men aged 35-44 that have been out of work for at least one year There are 608,000 men aged 45-54 that have been out of work for at least one year There are 369,000 men aged 55-64 that have been out of work for at least one year There are 267,000 women aged 55-64 that have been out of work for at least one year The median amount of time production workers are unemployed is... Read More
