Comments on: America’s Failed Mole-by-Mole Trade Policy http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2012/02/07/america%e2%80%99s-failed-mole-by-mole-trade-policy/ Wed, 23 May 2012 23:09:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: marcechttp://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2012/02/07/america%e2%80%99s-failed-mole-by-mole-trade-policy/#comment-61696 marcec Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:28:16 +0000 http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/?p=26547#comment-61696 Good to see more articles on trade. Good to see more articles on trade.

]]> By: oregoncharleshttp://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2012/02/07/america%e2%80%99s-failed-mole-by-mole-trade-policy/#comment-61675 oregoncharles Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:28:30 +0000 http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/?p=26547#comment-61675 Good as far as it goes, but weak on proposals precisely because it misses the main point:<br><br>US trade policy isn't, and hasn't been for a long time, MEANT to benefit workers or native manufacturing:  It's MEANT to benefit the very largest trading and financial corporations - the ones with no national loyalty but vast pocketbooks.<br><br>And the Democratic Party has bought into it hook, line, and sinker.  Probably Slick Willy's biggest single betrayal. Good as far as it goes, but weak on proposals precisely because it misses the main point:

US trade policy isn't, and hasn't been for a long time, MEANT to benefit workers or native manufacturing:  It's MEANT to benefit the very largest trading and financial corporations – the ones with no national loyalty but vast pocketbooks.

And the Democratic Party has bought into it hook, line, and sinker.  Probably Slick Willy's biggest single betrayal.

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