Free Trade . . . It's a good thing

News today that El Presidente has cut the tariff on Mexican cement by 90%, with plans to do away with it altogether by 2009. I can't figure out why his papa imposed this obstacle to free trade back in 1990. But, I'm pretty darn sure that Hurricane Katrina had something to do with the cut/repeal. If the battered Gulf Coast is going to rebuild, its going to need more than politicians' platitudes. Its going to take a lot of material, and the cheaper the better!

Of course, I'm also anxious to see the positive impact on the Central Florida construction industry . . .