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Jackpine Radical

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38. I agree. And that, plus protection of the environment, ought to be the backbone

Sun May 24, 2015, 10:27 AM

May 2015

of any trade agreement.

Personally, I would like to see the US impose a tariff system keyed to the labor conditions in the exporting countries. If a country employs slave labor, we place a tariff on their products that brings the price up to what it would be if they paid decent living wages. Thus competition for cheap labor is taken off the table and sweatshop countries are incentivized (<--I sorta hate that word, actually) to improve their workers' conditions.

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30 hour work week, maybe less? PowerToThePeople May 2015 #11

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Man... you are a piece of work... Adrahil May 2015 #90

'What is man that thou art mindful of him? the son of man, that thou visitest him?' Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #92

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I basically agree, although I think a college education is beneficial in a number of ways and Hoyt May 2015 #31

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New defination of a truck convoy. CK_John May 2015 #61

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You poor thing. X_Digger May 2015 #42

this is false Enrique May 2015 #43

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This is a good question... Springslips May 2015 #71

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Oh thank gawd Hillary is running, and there for us! TheNutcracker May 2015 #78

Like Hillary is? onecaliberal May 2015 #79

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More education means WDIM May 2015 #83

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20 hr work week. GeorgeGist May 2015 #88