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16. Before the WTO the other countries would just raise tariffs whenever they felt like it

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Thu Jun 11, 2015, 04:31 AM

Jun 2015

Is that somehow better?

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House votes to repeal country-of-origin labeling on meat [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

Good thing I rarely eat meat. 840high Jun 2015 #1

Bastards of big business - ALL OF THEM! (n/t) vkkv Jun 2015 #2

Hey Congress!! AngryDem001 Jun 2015 #3

I was trying to think of a reply, but yours sums it up nicely. historylovr Jun 2015 #9

Useless corporate lapdogs. AngryDem001 Jun 2015 #15

big win for all you TPP and TIPA lovers out there. up next, no ingredients labeling? might hurt the msongs Jun 2015 #4

GATT protected the law for 13 years. Without it, Canada could have raised the tariff immediately Recursion Jun 2015 #18

Simple: The Green Manalishi Jun 2015 #44

Welcome to the world of Corporate rule ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #5

Huh? Our free trade agreement protected our law for 13 years. Recursion Jun 2015 #21

My point is ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #30

It has authority over tariffs. Without it, Canada could just raise tariffs over any law we passed Recursion Jun 2015 #31

Free trade is not an end onto itself. jeff47 Jun 2015 #34

And then we're back in the 1970s, which this whole quagmire grew out of as a response Recursion Jun 2015 #35

MAD isn't just for nukes. jeff47 Jun 2015 #36

agreed The Green Manalishi Jun 2015 #45

Get your Pink Slime. SoapBox Jun 2015 #6

Soylent Green is exempt from COOL legislation as it is supposedly made of plankton jmowreader Jun 2015 #10

Pink slime is actually a big part of that: how do you track the country of origin of slime? Recursion Jun 2015 #17

"The World Trade Organization ruled against the law" PSPS Jun 2015 #7

Before the WTO the other countries would just raise tariffs whenever they felt like it Recursion Jun 2015 #16

It is to me. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #29

Yes. The Green Manalishi Jun 2015 #46

Greed, once again, greed HeiressofBickworth Jun 2015 #8

People will have to have their own porch or yard gardens or else buy from the tblue37 Jun 2015 #13

Been to farmers markets saw good obviously not locally grown dembotoz Jun 2015 #23

Retailers can still label if they want to, but they have to pay for the recordkeeping Recursion Jun 2015 #19

When I was last in Mexico, in the Puebla area, maybe 16 years ago, there were open sewers. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #11

In Mexico, you mustn't even eat salads unless the greens have been washed in tblue37 Jun 2015 #14

That's probably why the WTO ruled labeling discriminatory. historylovr Jun 2015 #25

US meat suppliers must retain the right to scream truthisfreedom Jun 2015 #12

The meat industry was more or less split on this Recursion Jun 2015 #20

Good thing I don't eat meat Sienna86 Jun 2015 #22

OK I admit I am not in love with hrc, but to go after her for Monsanto and ignore this is stupid dembotoz Jun 2015 #24

I buy my pet food based on the country of origin. welcome China poisoning our food. hollysmom Jun 2015 #26

Everyone knows SPAM comes from Austin Minnesota. What's the problem? think Jun 2015 #27

I've been meaning to move more towards vegetarianism... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #28

gee what could go wrong ? olddots Jun 2015 #32

YAY! TRADE AGREEMENTS ARE GREAT!!! (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #33

What do you see the trade agreement having done here? Recursion Jun 2015 #37

Because the trade agreement allowed them to overrule our laws. jeff47 Jun 2015 #38

No. It prevented them from doing that Recursion Jun 2015 #39

I realize it's difficult to read something that attacks your religion jeff47 Jun 2015 #40

Yes, I know it's hard for you to confront your religion Recursion Jun 2015 #41

I hate that NAFTA supporters can't bother to do any math or basic research. jeff47 Jun 2015 #42

Time to grow your own lynne Jun 2015 #43

There is another way to get around this mess chernabog Jun 2015 #47