With a vote on a controversial free trade deal looking increasingly unlikely before the 2016 presidential election, critics warn that congressional leaders may try to push it through after the election but before new leaders take office. [ by Brendan Kirby | December 14, 2015 | Polizette] A vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the so-called lame…
In October, President Obama hailed the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as “the most progressive trade deal in history.” [ by David Moberg | December 16, 2015 | In These Times] But progressive public-interest organizations say that the final text, the fruit of seven years of secretive trade talks between the United States and 11…
A Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax on value added all throughout the supply chain as products are brought to market. In practice it is used as a tariff on imports. [ by Frank Shannon | December 16, 2015 | Mesquite Local News ] The U.S. has pursued trade agreements that multilaterally…
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