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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 07:56 PM Original message |
New Free Trade Agreements Threaten to Kill Jobs and Labor Rights |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. These free trade agreements are absolute BS. I don't understand what we haven't |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They work for a few |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They may work for a few, but those few are not middle America or our poor. n/t |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Yea, I pretty much said that. nt |
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ChandlerJr (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Last week, President Obama broke his campaign commitment" |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Our trade deficit is much less with "free trade" countries than with the rest of the world. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. The Europeans trading with each other is more like interstate trade here than our stupid |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. The EU has "free trade" with "Third World" countries like Mexico, Egypt, South Korea, Columbia, Peru |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. But wait.... didn't Obama just say he understands the frustrations of the OWS |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. it's all lip service due to the upcoming election. n/t |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's not a threat ... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's a sad, sad day. These trade agreements are a double-cross. |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. Another screwing of world workers so the rich can get richer at any expense. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. And the so-called protections aren't in there. Pelosi voted against. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. More US jobs soon to go down the shitter n/t |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. And it's marketed as a Jobs Initiative. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's disgusting and outrageous. |
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