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2016 Postmortem

Motown_Johnny

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7. From the OP...

Reply to kennetha (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 02:20 PM

Mar 2016

I'm a big supporter of Clinton's and think she will be an infinitely better president than anything the Republicans have to offer and orders of magnitude better than Sanders would be. The one area where she has somewhat disappointed me is on the topic of Free Trade. I think that in her heart of hearts she is a free-trader. How could someone who served as Secretary of State not be? How could she not know that for the world as a whole Free Trade is a good thing not a bad thing. It is an essential ingredient in the attempt to alleviate global poverty and essential ingredient in addressing global migration problem. People have to be able to work productively in their nations of origins, to trade productive work for higher living standards that keeps them rooted in their communities.

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Free Trade and Clinton vs. Sanders [View all] kennetha Mar 2016 OP

It's a losing issue for her... TTUBatfan2008 Mar 2016 #1

Mexican auto workers kennetha Mar 2016 #4

Nothing to be proud of either libtodeath Mar 2016 #9

Excellent post. I think the reason that she and others don't address it is that the underlying truth Hoyt Mar 2016 #2

excellent points all kennetha Mar 2016 #3

Only one area? Really? Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #5

Huh? kennetha Mar 2016 #6

From the OP... Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #7

Yep darkwing Mar 2016 #8

Exactly kennetha Mar 2016 #10

Great post. interesting comments, too. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #11

Just remember, "Free Trade" and "Globalization" are all code words for "Offshoring", nothing more! TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #12

Sabnders is attacking the whole Anto-Human orientation of you modern Corporate Economy Armstead Mar 2016 #13

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