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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do I understand Bernie correctly? [View all]OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)51. And Mexico and Japan. Ahem.
And India and Japan are also in the WTO, and we have "free trade" with them. And corporations are constantly looking for more legal rights to allow them to control the laws in foreign countries. It is called ISDS. That is why they want MORE RIGHTS in addition to those they have in the WTO: because it makes offshoring less risky and MORE profitable. It's about the incentives. It is hilarious how you pretend to be so economics savvy and you don't even get that giving more incentives to offshore will result in more offshoring.
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Open relations is good. Trade agreements that result in American corporations firing their workers,
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2016
#2
Which is why FTAs are a much better framework, and why they've been D policy for 25 years
Recursion
Feb 2016
#39
I think Ford pulled out of Japan because its cars were just too damned expensive
Art_from_Ark
Feb 2016
#65
Did you miss the part about Kissinger's culpability in the humanitarian catastrophe in Cambodia?
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#25
I decided I am not doing JACK SHIT till there is a nominee. My state will not matter for primary...
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#55
THANK YOU FOR THIS ----> "I've been able to persuade some people..." I am good on the phone too!
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#61
I actually think it's a pretty cogent fucking observation, although the debate format doesn't really
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#46
Secretary Clinton has done better, overall, the past 2 debates because Foreign Policy is clearly
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2016
#67
Kissinger bad-mouthed the threat of China during the Vietnam WAR PROFITEERING YEARS.
valerief
Feb 2016
#34
No. Your failure of comprehension is your belief that trade with China is new. (nt)
jeff47
Feb 2016
#41
Can you not separate the concepts of friendly relations vs unproductive trade deals?
phleshdef
Feb 2016
#66