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JEB

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Reply to upaloopa (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 11:41 AM

Dec 2015

Congress successful revoked the mandate just over one week after the WTO ruled that the U.S. could be forced to pay $1 billion annually to its NAFTA partners, which argued that the law "accorded unfavorable treatment to Canadian and Mexican livestock."
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$1 billion is a pretty heavy price to pay for knowing the country of origin of your steak. These trade bills are not written with the average citizen in mind. One has to believe in "trickle down" to believe these "trade agreements" are anything more than a power grab by corporate interests.

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And Just Like That, "Free Trade" Pact Trounces US Law [View all] JEB Dec 2015 OP

Would there have been a different result if upaloopa Dec 2015 #1

From the article: JEB Dec 2015 #2

Since 1/3 of House Dems joined the R's in repealing the law, probably not ... Scuba Dec 2015 #3

Thanks for the link. JEB Dec 2015 #4