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> Another Business Week gem.  Business Week says that the U.S. and Europe
> had a gentleman's agreement not to attack each other's tax systems in
> the WTO.  In other words, corporations and states would be free to
> dismantle environmental laws but the tax breaks were to remain
> untouched.  I haven't heard anyone mentioned anything about this in the
> WTO discussions, but it smacks of gross hypocrisy.

So, as a prisoner's dilemma problem Europe defected first [probably because
they were fed up with what they felt was industrial espionage via Echelon
etc.--just a hunch]

Ian

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> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
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> Tel. 530-898-5321
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