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candelista

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9. Free trade includes all commodities, including labor.

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 04:30 PM

Feb 2015

Strictly speaking, it would permit unlimited labor immigration and outsourcing. Just another way of screwing all the gains won by the US working class in the past 100 years. Not a traditional Democratic Party position.

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Weekly Address: We Should Make Sure the Future Is Written by Us [View all] cal04 Feb 2015 OP

Thanks for posting! BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #1

"Shut off our market from them (via tariffs), and we will be..." a Republican wet dream. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2015 #2

Good Morning BumRushDaShow cal04 Feb 2015 #3

Thanks cal, for the video and the text. And good morning to you. freshwest Feb 2015 #4

Hi freshwest cal04 Feb 2015 #8

Of course by 'us' he means rich straight people comfy with anti gay theocracies as trade parters Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #5

Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists jakeXT Feb 2015 #6

But what about ISIS? They appear to have an army of 7 foot jihadists now.... Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #7

Free trade includes all commodities, including labor. candelista Feb 2015 #9

Written by us? DeSwiss Feb 2015 #10

Who is "us," because it sure ain't you or me, brother! blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #11

Obama sits a lot, like he's trying to mask his body language. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #12