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Gabi Hayes

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4. Can you think of a better Republican whinefest

Sun Feb 28, 2016, 05:03 PM

Feb 2016

regarding federal hands-off, decentralized, local control of Everything?

why aren't they pitching a fit about this?

gee, I wonder.....

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U.S. Wins WTO Case to destroy India's Solar Power Industry [View all] Bubzer Feb 2016 OP

I don't want trade agreements if they restrict communities from acting locally in their best Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #1

What I want to know is this.... Bubzer Feb 2016 #3

The early 90s with NAFTA and WTO GATS. They were/are the two prototypes for US-style FTAs. Baobab Feb 2016 #14

Can you think of a better Republican whinefest Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #4

The republican base has wanted the US out of the WTO (and the UN, the IMF, the World Bank and pampango Feb 2016 #5

The WTO is like the Mafia, you can't just leave. they know that, Thats just an act. Baobab Feb 2016 #16

Bernie was co-sponsor of a bill in 2005 to have the US withdraw from the WTO. pampango Feb 2016 #20

Yes, i totally support Bernie Sanders- Okay, here the section is GATS Article XXI procedure. Baobab Feb 2016 #29

None of your links have anything to do with "To leave the US would have to compensate the injured pampango Feb 2016 #39

USA!! USA!! Spreading democracy...or, something. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #2

as I understand it, India can still build its own solar power industry RussBLib Feb 2016 #6

You're correct. This article is highly misleading. First, the WTO is a voluntary agreement and okaawhatever Feb 2016 #13

You are correct and I want the truth rather than talking point. Jim Beard Feb 2016 #28

Thanks for that. I'm going to read the article now. nt okaawhatever Feb 2016 #30

More BS by the BS fans, no doubt. looks like a win for the US to me. Jitter65 Feb 2016 #15

Exporting LNG may cause a lot of homelessness-as well as a building boomlet in the US Baobab Feb 2016 #17

"Where have you been the last 20 years?" (Joking) (thats okay, I know.. here!) Baobab Feb 2016 #31

The WTO is a paper tiger. closeupready Feb 2016 #7

Are you kidding? India signed the agreement to prevent exactly this from occurring. randome Feb 2016 #9

No, I'm not kidding. The WTO does NOT enforce their rulings. closeupready Feb 2016 #11

Sure they do, look at the WTO US Online Gambling Case Baobab Feb 2016 #18

Which remained unenforced. So you reinforce my point. closeupready Feb 2016 #21

All international agencies are tools malaise Feb 2016 #8

And few of those international agencies existed under Herbert Hoover. FDR started pampango Feb 2016 #10

Partly true but I'm thinking more of the multilaterals malaise Feb 2016 #12

The real point is that prior to FDR, none of these international institutions existed. Under Herbert pampango Feb 2016 #19

FDR was in a world of 100% tariffs. jeff47 Feb 2016 #26

"The solutions for a 100% tariff world are not necessarily the solutions for a 0% tariff world."Good pampango Feb 2016 #38

Good response ut in diminishing the role of excessive nationalism malaise Feb 2016 #33

FDR and Truman proposed and supported the diminishment of 'national sovereigty' represented by pampango Feb 2016 #36

True but members of the 'club' are often given a pass malaise Feb 2016 #37

Obama Administration and india sending message to disregard Bernie and his talk about Baobab Feb 2016 #32

Wow, you're going to be really surprised and disappointed to find out where Sanders stands on this Recursion Feb 2016 #34

If you think this is about Obama malaise Feb 2016 #35

IMO this ruling is probably good for India LittleBlue Feb 2016 #22

our doesn't destroy their industry . it just means they compete with foreigners JI7 Feb 2016 #23

Who're you kidding... they'll be undercut by companies with old money. Bubzer Feb 2016 #24

isn't this a new industry ? one problem in India was lack of competition and JI7 Feb 2016 #25

It's a new industry, yes... lacking much in the way of support... Bubzer Feb 2016 #27