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To: Ilaine who wrote (36081)	3/22/2004 6:03:53 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793719

Millions of Americans would not have turned so fiercely against so-called "free trade" if those who negotiated the agreements made certain it was indeed "fair" plus free trade. The "side rules" that John Kerry helped negotiate are worth nothing and the U.S. government never tries to enforce the rules when they're broken by China or other countries. Multi-national corps have huge gains from the current trade agreements but workers rights are completely ignored. If we close our eyes & pretend there are no automobiles & TVs, we can visualize & understand how workers felt in the 19thC....like pawns in greedy capital's chess game. Thankfully, this is not the 19thC and workers have started to flex the muscle of their vote. Our sincere thanks to messrs Washington, Jefferson & Franklin.

To: Ilaine who wrote (36081)	3/22/2004 7:42:50 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793719

Every time the US puts up a tariff, people from countries that are affected by the tariffs simply go berserk. Canadian softwood. Steel. Lambs, for heaven's sake. Lambs may not be a big deal to us, but they might be to New Zealanders. Certainly US cotton subsidies are a big deal to farmers in Mali or Burkina Faso. They should be. We are effectively demolishing the only industry in which they have a chance at competitive advantage, all to keep a few wealthy Americans sucking on that fat Government teat. The developed world spends far more in an effort to prevent developing countries from selling the only products they can competitively produce than it does in foreign aid. That's ridiculous, and it needs to stop.