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pampango

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5. Unless we go back to a pre-FDR world of no international trade organization, the WTO

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 08:27 AM

Jan 2016

(or some multilateral organization) it not going away, TPP or no TPP. Going back to the 1920's when we refused to join the League of Nations and acted unilaterally on trade, really is not what FDR planned.

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Unless we go back to a pre-FDR world of no international trade organization, the WTO pampango Jan 2016 #5

Since when does having international trade organizations make it OK-- eridani Jan 2016 #8

Never. pampango Jan 2016 #9

Since TPP does not have any full employment provision, fuck it n/t eridani Jan 2016 #10

It should be. Interesting that FDR and Truman thought the ITO should control countries' policy pampango Jan 2016 #11

TPP = fuck the environment with Keystone XL eridani Jan 2016 #12

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