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HughBeaumont

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11. I'm not for mainstreaming and cheerleading job losses no matter WHAT party supports it.

Reply to pampango (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 1, 2016, 05:22 PM

Apr 2016

Zero-sum free trade, as is, remains bait-and-switch snake oil that destroyed the economic progress of millions of workers. This was never meant to enhance the incomes of displaced workers; it was meant to seek out cheaper labor, whether onshore or inshore (and in right-to-work climes).

This poll is not based on ALL Democratic supporters.

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"Free Trade has NEVER been zero sum!!" Really?!? TWO minute search on CNN . . . [View all] HughBeaumont Apr 2016 OP

K&R..... daleanime Apr 2016 #1

K&R for Truth!!!! LongTomH Apr 2016 #2

We've got computers and microwaves and smart phones!!! killbotfactory Apr 2016 #3

The graph would look better if you put 0 along the horizontal axis instead of 10,000,000. stone space Apr 2016 #4

That graph came with the article. HughBeaumont Apr 2016 #7

False zeros are one of the seven deadly sins of data presentation. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2016 #8

Also, "A rising tide raises the yachts and swamps smaller boats." rhett o rick Apr 2016 #5

kick rec Teamster Jeff Apr 2016 #6

"Sometimes, the tent is just too fucking big, and you know it." 55% of Bernie supporters pampango Apr 2016 #9

I'm not for mainstreaming and cheerleading job losses no matter WHAT party supports it. HughBeaumont Apr 2016 #11

K&R! Phlem Apr 2016 #10