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abumbyanyothername

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10. The WTO is a horrible idea

Reply to Zalatix (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 04:15 PM

Oct 2012

and nationwide trading is not far behind it.

Swadeshi economics is the way to go.

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I would WHOLLY ENDORSE the World Trade Organization if.... [View all] Zalatix Oct 2012 OP

Someone else suggested a 50% tax on incomes over $1M, with tarriffs on any country that harbored tax leveymg Oct 2012 #1

Woah, good idea there. How could I have forgotten that??? Zalatix Oct 2012 #5

Well outside its charter and vision. Nt ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #2

Then the WTO needs a significant level of rethinking in order to even be relevant, much less helpful Zalatix Oct 2012 #3

No WTO without an IWW annabanana Oct 2012 #4

oh sure lunasun Oct 2012 #6

Did you think that poor countries that don't have everything the poster RB TexLa Oct 2012 #8

guess my post was missing this>>>> lunasun Oct 2012 #11

So only allow the "haves" in. Got it. RB TexLa Oct 2012 #7

Why don't you give up your job to a Chinese worker? Zalatix Oct 2012 #9

ah,,,China has been in the WTO for years...... lunasun Oct 2012 #12

Yes but they don't comply with ANY of the principles I posted in the OP. Zalatix Oct 2012 #13

The WTO is a horrible idea abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #10

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