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Elwood P Dowd

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6. Yes, Africa will again be furnishing slaves for US corporations.

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #5)

Thu May 14, 2015, 12:34 PM

May 2015

This time it won't cotton plantations, but companies like GE, Nike, Wal Mart, etc..

When the repukes get total control of Washington, they will cook up something like the Freedom for Africa Republican Trade Agreement or FART.

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Sure, and when they get uppity and want $2/hr, corps can just move to another country jeff47 May 2015 #5

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