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Farmer-Rick

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7. Good riddance to bad rubbish

Reply to populistdriven (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 08:32 AM

Aug 2018

The WTO was/is just another tool of corporate control. It had/has the same rules as most of the "free" trade agreements. It was used by corprate bankers to force austerity onto citizens after the crash. The US pulling out will merely pass control of the organization to Germany, the EU or another country.

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Trump's National Security Claim for Tariffs Sets Off Crisis at W.T.O. [View all] populistdriven Aug 2018 OP

WTO would be wise to delay a decision however many months until tRump leaves office. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #1

Another option is to let the US leave the WTO. Then, after this period of fascism, the US would keopeli Aug 2018 #2

Better to accomplish same thing by letting WTO wait tRump out. Less disruption! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #3

At the risk of repeating myself... BadGimp Aug 2018 #4

This trade war Supernova9 Aug 2018 #5

WTO, EU, NATO, UK, NAFTA LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #6

Good riddance to bad rubbish Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #7