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pampango

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1. Manufacturing employment has declined in every developed country since at least 1970.

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 07:43 AM

Jan 2013

The decline preceded the emergence of China as an economic force or the passage of the first 'free trade' agreements.

Walling the country off from the poor of the word (through tariffs - a VAT is a different matter) is hardly a progressive solution to our economic problems. FDR did not raise tariffs; he lowered them. The EU has more 'free trade' than the US and is a more progressive place than the US and has a much stronger middle class.

FDR's policies and the EU are examples of progressive approaches to trade and a healthy middle class.

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Costly Trade Agreements Have Shipped 5.5 Million Jobs Overseas Since 2000 [View all] grahamhgreen Jan 2013 OP

Manufacturing employment has declined in every developed country since at least 1970. pampango Jan 2013 #1

Not only is your chart UNSOURCED, but it is also INACCURATE! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #4

"As Dem's we must unify to fight the costly trade agreements," dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #7

Yep. Those ones. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #9

When did Obama "promise to fight" free trade agreements? Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #10

Intentionally destroying the middle class. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #2

I agree. We can and must turn it around! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #8

K & R AzDar Jan 2013 #3

we had tariffs for a reason Follow The Money Jan 2013 #5

"Tariffs were the largest source of federal revenue until the Federal income tax began after 1913." grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #6