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OrwellwasRight

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2. Except that US-style "free trade" isn't even all that unregulated.

Reply to bemildred (Reply #1)

Wed May 1, 2013, 01:40 PM

May 2013

In the areas of intellectual property rights, it is extremely overregulated -- telling countries how long their patent terms have to be; whether or not they can have a pre-grant opposition system; imposing "data exclusivity" requriements; and more.

So it is "unregulated" where it is good for big business and "highly regulated" when that is good for big business. The underlying principle seems to be "what works for the US Chamber of Commerce" is what we'll promote.

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Political Corruption and the �Free Trade� Racket [View all] OrwellwasRight Apr 2013 OP

"free trade" is just a euphemism for unregulated trade. bemildred May 2013 #1

Except that US-style "free trade" isn't even all that unregulated. OrwellwasRight May 2013 #2

You could say that the lack of corporate regulation is rigidly enforced? bemildred May 2013 #3

Some people (i.e., corporations) are more equal than others (people). OrwellwasRight May 2013 #4

Indeed. bemildred May 2013 #5