The question is, how can you sustain a multilateral-trade regime without including the world’s largest exporter and second-largest importer - China? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
So you are a fan of the status quo? You're not even making any sense. And not a friend to your neighbors who happen to dislike these bills? We already have free trade. We'll let you back to your foie gras, beluga caviar and Dom Perignon snack break. Non sequitur. Why Americans Are Turning Against Free Trade http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/-tpp-tpa-defeated/395792/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/-tpp-tpa-defeated/395792/ Why Americans Are Turning Against Free Trade http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/-tpp-tpa-defeated/395792/ When the proceeds of growth are not widely shared, the consensus in favor of pro-growth measures cracks. View on www.theatlantic.com http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/-tpp-tpa-defeated/395792/ Preview by Yahoo On 06/15/2015 01:21 PM, richard@... mailto:richard@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: You forgot to mention the benefits of free trade or maybe you haven't read Adam Smith. According to what I've read, by removing obstacles to trade, producers gain access to new markets, while consumers pay lower prices for goods and services because of increased competition. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> mailto:noozguru@... wrote : Yay! Score one for the people. The House was able to defray the the descent into tyranny. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obama-is-all-in-on-trade-sees-it-as-a-cornerstone-of-his-legacy/2015/06/12/32b6dce8-1073-11e5-a0dc-2b6f404ff5cf_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obama-is-all-in-on-trade-sees-it-as-a-cornerstone-of-his-legacy/2015/06/12/32b6dce8-1073-11e5-a0dc-2b6f404ff5cf_story.html
