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SamKnause

(13,107 posts)
Tue Apr 21, 2015, 09:39 PM Apr 2015

Free Trade Deals HARM U.S. workers !!!!

Free Trade Deal signed with South Korea, October, 2011.

Far from supporting jobs, growing trade deficits have eliminated

75,000 jobs between 2011 and 2014.

The U.S. trade deficit increased 11.9 Billion between

2011 and 2014.

Source: The Economic Policy Institute

Published March 30th, 2015.

http://www.epi.org/blog/u-s-korea-trade-deal-resulted-in-growing-trade-deficits-and-more-than-75000-lost-u-s-jobs/

President Obama mentioned the trade deal with South Korea on Hardball.

He did not mention any of this information.

He was surrounded by members from the Chamber of Commerce.

Something stinks, something stinks really bad.

The TPP will destructive.

Will the workers in the U.S. survive another Free Trade Deal ???

Representative Alan Grayson is against the TPP.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is against the TPP.

Senator Bernie Sanders is against the TPP.

Senator Sherrod Brown is against the TPP.

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Free Trade Deals HARM U.S. workers !!!! (Original Post) SamKnause Apr 2015 OP
It's not rocket science. We can look at all the damage NAFTA onecaliberal Apr 2015 #1
Hell if I know. SamKnause Apr 2015 #3
What's the matter? Don't you LIKE sending American jobs to other countries that need them? djean111 Apr 2015 #2
Isn't Robert Reich against it as well? abelenkpe Apr 2015 #4
Yes. SamKnause Apr 2015 #5

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)
1. It's not rocket science. We can look at all the damage NAFTA
Tue Apr 21, 2015, 09:41 PM
Apr 2015

Has caused. How did we go from 8 years ago debating the repeal of NAFTA to now passing an agreement that is NAFTA on steroids?

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)
3. Hell if I know.
Tue Apr 21, 2015, 10:00 PM
Apr 2015

All I know for certain is I am fucking sick of the lies !!!!!!!!!!!!

I am tired of the wishy washy crap coming out of politicians mouths.

They are lying.

It really is that simple.

They are liars for the 1%.

I hope the president enjoys his connections and wealth when his

term is up.

It truly is sickening.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
2. What's the matter? Don't you LIKE sending American jobs to other countries that need them?
Tue Apr 21, 2015, 09:42 PM
Apr 2015

Because the only important thing in a trade deal these days is corporate profits. Which do not fucking trickle down to people.

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