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Topic started on 13-10-2011 @ 12:39 AM by Paulioetc15

Congress passes 3 free trade pact with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia.


www.latimes.com
Reporting from Washington— Congress passed a trio of free-trade agreements late Wednesday, removing barriers to trade with Panama, South Korea and Colombia — but exacerbating deep disagreements among Democrats on the government's role in protecting U.S. industries.

The approval of the pacts, in a rare bipartisan collaboration, is a big victory for President Obama, who sold the deals as a key step toward bolstering job growth. But it angered liberal groups and labor unions that say the agreeme...
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reply posted on 13-10-2011 @ 09:16 AM by marg6043
reply to post by kozmo



Thanks Kozmo for that reminder, yes Obama has prove to be nothing but a the biggest corporatist around, I thought Bush was bad but Obama is worst, he is just following the same agenda as the ones behind him, without political reform the next one will be just the same.


reply posted on 13-10-2011 @ 10:54 PM by rbrtj
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Congressional Passage of Korea, Colombia and Panama Trade Agreements and Trade Adjustment Assistance

“The trade agreements will also strengthen what has been a bright spot in the American economy. With record agricultural exports supporting more than a million jobs here at home, passage of these deals will contribute to a positive U.S. trade balance, create jobs, and provide new income opportunities for our nation’s agricultural producers, small businesses, and rural communities.”

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I get many alerts from the USDA on a daily basis and have noticed where the jobs money is going
A lot of money is coming out of the USDA.
How many of these farms are owned in part or wholly by China, Monsanto, AMD etc.
Now will they stop subsidizing farmers?
How are drought stricken parts of the good ole US going to produce with out water.
How much will our prices at home raise?
I'll never forget Ross Perot telling us to expect a giant sucking sound if they passed NAFTA.
Not to mention Farmland they won't test that could be contaminated with cesium thanks to Fukushima.
Follow the money.
Rbrtj
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