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Thread: If it is Bi-Partisan and is called 'free trade' it will be anything but. 3 trade agreement

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    If it is Bi-Partisan and is called 'free trade' it will be anything but. 3 trade agreement




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    I tend to think that even though these trade deals aren't perfect, they're at least a step in the right direction. The deals make the trade more free than it was before. The trade deals all lower or eliminate tariffs. Liberty candidates Rand Paul and Justin Amash both voted for all three trade deals.

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    It's not free trade. It's managed trade.

    We might even sacrifice sovereignty to the WTO in these new treaties. True free trade is when there is no legislation concerning trade between two countries. These "treaties" are legislation that we don't need if free trade was the real goal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kah13176 View Post
    It's not free trade. It's managed trade.

    We might even sacrifice sovereignty to the WTO in these new treaties. True free trade is when there is no legislation concerning trade between two countries. These "treaties" are legislation that we don't need if free trade was the real goal.
    I understand that argument, and I respect it. But the fact is that we never have the opportunity to pass any clean free trade deals. It seems like voting against these deals has the net effect of promoting protectionism, whether that's the intention or not. Even though the trade is "managed," the tariffs are still dramatically lowered or eliminated. That's the most important thing in my opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traditional Conservative View Post
    The deals make the trade more free than it was before.
    Indentured servitude is freer than slavery. Yes.

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    What's the numbers for these bills? I'd like to look up the exact language.

    How does this benefit the four nations involved?



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