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Lasher

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6. Such assessments are often distorted by bias.

Reply to vaberella (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 07:19 AM

Mar 2012

For a relatively objective account, I recommend this Wikipedia article as a starting point. The Effects section might be of particular interest to you.

You should also check back on this DU thread, as I expect there will be more of us weighing in on the subject today.

FWIW, I don't like NAFTA and I expect this new FTA to be pretty much the same. Congress ratified FTAs with Colombia and Panama on the same day they passed the KORUS FTA.

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Trade deal between South Korea and the US takes effect [View all] alp227 Mar 2012 OP

Wait this was signed 5 years ago... vaberella Mar 2012 #1

It was signed 5 years ago by GWB but that version was never ratified. Lasher Mar 2012 #3

Thanks. A question... vaberella Mar 2012 #4

Such assessments are often distorted by bias. Lasher Mar 2012 #6

Many South Koreans expressed scepticism fasttense Mar 2012 #2

Korea's arcane regulations were designed to keep American electronic companies from selling there Kolesar Mar 2012 #5

I doubt Korea's minor purchases will make a dent in the $115 Billion US Trade deficit. fasttense Mar 2012 #7

New FTAs with Colombia and South Korea are likely to increase our trade deficit by $16.8 billion. Lasher Mar 2012 #9

Obama Does a "Lose-Lose" by South Korea Free Trade Agreement Lasher Mar 2012 #8