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In reply to the discussion: "Free Trade" is a SCAM. It always has been. [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)16. Let's say it again
"Free Trade" was designed to:
1) Bust Unions
2) Lower Wages and benefits for America's Working Class
3) Avoid Environmental Regulations
It has worked perfectly as designed.
1) Bust Unions
2) Lower Wages and benefits for America's Working Class
3) Avoid Environmental Regulations
It has worked perfectly as designed.
^^^this^^^
this is how we become competitive with other countries. We balance the cost of living so they go up and we go down. It's all for the advantage of the corps who keep moving to new low wage countries to keep their profits high.
This is what Clinton will back as soon as it's safe for her to switch back to her real agenda.
We all know it, even those who pretend to deny it.
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Sweden trades more than twice as we do. Their unions are strong. Their wages are high.
pampango
Jun 2016
#2
How do they have positive trade balances without tariffs and with high wages and strong unions?
pampango
Jun 2016
#51
Also because wealthy corporations have gotten wealthy exporting jobs to other countries and then
Akamai
Jun 2016
#73
Yup/ Free Market Job Creation, Bedford Falls: 'It's a Wonderful Life' GOP Version.
appalachiablue
Jun 2016
#77
I'm sure you are right. They expect more from their government and "are more than willing
pampango
Jun 2016
#50
VAT applies to both imports and domestic products. Tariffs only apply to imports.
pampango
Jun 2016
#49
So applying a VAT (say 20%) to both imports and domestic products levels the playing field?
pampango
Jun 2016
#58
The Swedish VAT raises the cost of a Swedish-made car by assessing incremental increases at each
pampango
Jun 2016
#60
Just because Trump stopped thinking doesn't mean Democrats should. No automatic positions, pls. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#10
And the latest ones are mainly about proving more power and leverage to big corporations
n2doc
Jun 2016
#15
Yep. The US would be a better place if all 50 states could impose tariffs on trade with each other.
Nye Bevan
Jun 2016
#56
There's no such thing as free trade. Some people lose big time ... WORKERS
Zen Democrat
Jun 2016
#74