Reply #36: He Opposes Free Trade Because

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He believes Congress (and hence, the people) should be controlling US trade policy, not rich Multinational Corporate lobbyists, as is the case now. Paul believes Congress should reserve the right to put tariffs on each and every country that is using unfair trade practices, such as slave labor, child labor, or prison labor. He believes Congress should have a free hand to legislate on trade with each individual country, and change tariffs and import policies as needed to protect the people of the United States (not Corporate America). Paul believes that American Multinationals should not be able to use their surrogates in the WTO, or any other international body, to supersede the the power of the U.S. Congress to protect the American people and their wellbeing.

Paul does not believe in unrestricted free trade. He believes all trade policy should be controlled by the people of the United States (through Congress), and not by Corporate America through their surrogates in the WTO.

Paul sees current free trade agreements as an increase in international regulatory burdens put on Americans, by rich American multinationals who can not obtain the desired protective legislation through the United States Congress.

Paul sees free trade agreements as a vehicle for American multinationals to circumvent U.S. laws by applying the more Corporate-friendly rules of International trade organizations.