Reply #34: Sounds like "fair trade" not "free trade". Are we against that, too?

[pampango]

Those that argue against free trade (which is easy to do, since there is no such thing as "free trade") often say they are in favor of fair trade. It will be interesting to see how much support there is here for "fair trade" if these deals have enforceable labor and environmental agreements. (Of course, "fair traders" can always contend that the labor and environmental agreements are "not good enough.")

Or will we back away from "fair trade" in favor of "no trade", since the wage level advantage that exists in Third World countries will still give a competitive advantage to companies locating and exporting from these countries?