"Free Trade" simplified:

[SHRED]

"It’s as if I visit the home of a friend in the U.S. and I and say, hey, “I’m going to take everything in your house.’ And you say ‘no,’ then I sue you because you said no. That is what the Free Trade Agreement is."

~Francisco Piñeda

http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/7189/francisco_pineda_small_farmer_fights_for_clean_water/


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[Hawkowl]

1. A cornerstone of Obama's economic policy

Our economy won't improve until these free trade pacts are scrapped.

[MrTriumph]

2. Hey, Pres. Obama says trade with India is creating US jobs. (Unbelievable).

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[Locrian]

3. kinder, gentler....

"It’s as if I visit the home of a friend in the U.S. and I and say, hey, “I’m going to take everything in your house.’ And you say ‘no,’ then I sue you because you said no. That is what the Free Trade Agreement is."

~Francisco Piñeda


He's right. And in the past - it was:
"...nd you say ‘no,’ then I kill you and take your shit. That is what Colonial/Imperialism is."

[Populist_Prole]

4. Good summation!

Highlights not only the corrosive actual effect of the agreement, but also how treaties can preempt a nation's sovereignty.