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7. "campaign pledges are not to be taken seriously" i take them seriously. it's not ok to lie to me in

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 08:48 AM

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"Free Trade" Was Never Really About Trade [View all] xchrom Jun 2013 OP

You are spot on. It was about bursting the "bubble " Skidmore Jun 2013 #2

yep i thought one of potus' campaign pledges was to revisit nafta - leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #3

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L0oniX Jun 2013 #9

Evidently I needed the sarcasm tag........ djean111 Jun 2013 #16

my apologies to you - sorry didnt realize it was sacasm leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #19

On the other hand, American agriculture absolutely loves NAFTA Recursion Jun 2013 #6

K&R marmar Jun 2013 #8

Correct. I knew it then, when the Clinton administration tried selling closeupready Jun 2013 #10

Free Trade was a Policy Developed at Bretton Woods in 1947 mckara Jun 2013 #11

K & R ctsnowman Jun 2013 #12

I've said that right from the start. K&R. nt. polly7 Jun 2013 #13

If there was true free trade. mick063 Jun 2013 #14

It's about Oligarchy Aerows Jun 2013 #15

"Free Trade" == "No regulation", is what it means. bemildred Jun 2013 #18

I'm not for free trade, if it hurts Americans. Charity begins at home. reformist2 Jun 2013 #20

Was, is, THE most important issue facing us Populist_Prole Jun 2013 #21

kr HiPointDem Jun 2013 #23