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Originally Posted by Fear-And-Loathing
Very silly Dem's. Blocking Free trade and effectively wanting a return to Merchantilism of the past. Or Socialism, lol.
The US depends heavily on trade and this is sure to push us back a few years now. However this does not mean our trade should continue to remain unfair. The Dem's are doing this the wrong way if Fair Trade is their intention. Our trade with Africa needs to be brought up to standards. Unfair wages should not be tolerated. The only way we will be able to 'capitalise' the world is through our wallets, and 'capitalising' them will come around as long as a middle Class develops and it obtains the majority of the wealth. We are still getting there and so is everyone else, but under capitalism, it has happened it's fastest.
While I am against slowing down our ability to pass trade deals, I am for uping the wages of workers in the developing world. It is exploitation at it's greatest.
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my view is a bit different
raising the standard of living of our competitors'/trading partners' wage earners is a by product of the actual reason we need true "FAIR" trade agreements
how FAIR is the competitive field when the trading partner has no significant environmental controls, which controls impose a direct cost on operations? the cost/price of products available in the market is then unequal because such environmental mandates are borne by our industry but those costs are not imposed on the foreign firm
how FAIR is the exchange of goods when our trading partner - colombia is an example - does not tolerate the formation of workers' unions? when the goods provider can make its product using labor achieved at serf wages, how well can our own industry compete, when our nation rightfully embraces the right to labor organization
i am for FAIR trade as opposed to free trade ... FAIR trade agreements allow goods providers to compete on a level playing field
BRAVO to the democrats for refusing to sign an agreement which is without parity