Obamatrade: More “Republican” Betrayal?
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“And those secret protocols would remain secret, because Obamatrade (a.k.a. “fast track” trade authority) would completely circumvent existing checks and balances related to the passage of legislation. ”
Ok, no offense…but if the protocols are “secret”, how do you know ” we’re going to pay companies to ship away jobs that could be done in America at a comparable cost.”?
Take a stand, on anything. Well, you can dream into one hand, and crap in the other, and see which one fills up first. Thanks Mitch and Johnny – the Obama-mama train just keeps a chuggin’ along. Supa – dupa.
A bunch of caterwauling about nothing. It is impossible to negotiate and pass any trade agreement without granting the president special authority. You don’t believe me? The United States has never passed a trade agreement without Congress granting such authority.
From colonial taxes on tea until 1934, all Taxes, Tariffs, Imposts, Duties, and Excises were unilateral and not negotiated with other countries. In 1934 congress granted the Executive power to negotiate bilateral agreements. It was negotiated among only a few Caribbean countries and other countries were allowed to join without any changes. It did not result in much increased trade. It did not even result trade agreements between the signees. It was only bilateral between the US and each individual signee.
The first general agreement (GATT) did not become law until 1948. It was only possible with Congress granting the President trade authority. Imagine how impossible it would be to pass any agreement involving so many countries if after the negotiators agreed to a draft treaty and the each country’s legislature could then pass amendments. Then all the other counties would have agree and we would have agree or disagree with their amendments. Then the process would have to be continually repeated until every country agreed. No such process has ever resulted in a general trade agreement being passed, ever.
Respectfully I think you and the article are missing the point. Free Trade is just that. Free of manipulation by parties outside the agreement.
The end user pays all taxes. Deregulate everything. If I can afford to purchase it, the government has no authority to prevent me from doing so.
Maybe these companies will set up in third world economies like SC? Maybe one of those IKEA factories or more tire man.
Those off shore companies are the ones who don’t bring home the bacon … because they already paid, elsewhere.
Time to abolish the IRS. http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4076955964001/time-to-end-the-irs/
BTW: there is a movement afoot to begin the protests by the Tea Parties on April 1st … :>)
“… “Republicans” and Democrats differ by the slimmest of degrees …”
The only difference between republicans and democrats is that republicans stay bought … usually.