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TexasBushwhacker

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8. Except free trade isn't really free

Reply to ucrdem (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 04:53 PM

Jun 2015

nor is it fair. The FT in NAFTA and CAFTA and a number of trade agreements are the antithesis of "free" trade. They are trade regulations, including clauses to protect the profits of multi-billion dollar corporations. Since when does regulated = free?

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