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In reply to the discussion: Free Trade- just what can we live without? [View all]larkrake
(1,674 posts)60. I agree with you 100%
Corporate greed is our undoing, they dont want anyone else to benefit
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Because these deals line pockets in a big way, Congreess and lobbyists gain- we lose
larkrake
May 2016
#10
If you are willing to pay more for autos, electronics, etc., that are inferior, you can buy here.
Hoyt
May 2016
#2
Ever heard of a trade war? Look it up. Nationalistic America First won't work nowadays,
Hoyt
May 2016
#31
I am proposing Fair trade, instead of free, and not giving Corporations immunity to our laws
larkrake
May 2016
#39
LOLZ. I grew up on O'ahu and never did care for Kona Coffee.And have you seen the price these days?!
Hekate
May 2016
#68
Kona coffee is good enough, our other satallite offshoots also grow coffee and teas
larkrake
May 2016
#12
Yes, sadly the CEOs would vacumn up the profits, its the american way, in triplicate
larkrake
May 2016
#88
California is bigger than most countries. Should it not trade with New York? How about with Canada?
pampango
May 2016
#18
Of course the US is not a progressive country. But if we are to become one (which is our goal), why
pampango
May 2016
#48
It is a different scenario. FDR didnt have 5000 bases all over the world, he did not have two wars
larkrake
May 2016
#57
You may believe that FDR's views are irrelevant now. We do not agree. And progressive countries
pampango
May 2016
#62
No, Republicans prefer giving that power to Corporations who use child labor, desolate wages
larkrake
May 2016
#81
IF the US returns to the policies of FDR/Sweden on labor rights, taxation, regulation and safety net
pampango
May 2016
#103
sorry Pamp, please learn to digest what I said. The US is the victim of free trade
larkrake
May 2016
#29
True. Since Fukishima and the BP spill, we are sorely lacking seafoot fit to eat
larkrake
May 2016
#26
We dont sell much to them , the exception being war planes and weapons of course
larkrake
May 2016
#24
You couldn't be more wrong - you just have no idea what you're talking about
Corporate666
May 2016
#44
you are right, absolutely, sorry I was so casual in my reply. We used fair trade doing it, so why go
larkrake
May 2016
#86
I agree with you, I'm always going to neighbors to give them my extra tomaos, zucchini
larkrake
May 2016
#38
I prefer frozen, there is no waste from forgetting its in the back of the fridge, and it is
larkrake
May 2016
#37
we are good on veggies, but fruit is limited to hawaii and our southern islands
larkrake
May 2016
#35
I hand mix barley, oats and corn. Mold effects the nervous and pulmunary systems
larkrake
May 2016
#96
Stuff from Europe and Japan is frequently superior to US-made equivalents
Spider Jerusalem
May 2016
#41
You are using a computer and the vast majority of those are made in China.
Agnosticsherbet
May 2016
#78
And we have free trade with Canada. The point being is that damn few of us are living without trade.
Agnosticsherbet
May 2016
#83
Of course, China isnt stupid. They know that manufacturing is the only way to go.
larkrake
May 2016
#85