Scrap the FTAA: now!Regarding William F. Jasper's article "The Unfolding FTAA Battle" (May 3, 2004 issue): The U.S. House recently passed an amendment to extend unemployment benefits for an estimated two million Americans who have lost their jobs. Not only have they lost jobs and benefits, they're also losing their homes because they can't afford the yearly property tax rent demanded of them. Over 150 major U.S. companies are outsourcing jobs to third world nations who pay slave wages of $1.50 a day for expected high-yield returns. At the same time, our state legislators, who are chasing their tails trying to entice business and manufacturing jobs back into the United States, can't see the forest for the trees Forest for the Trees was the brainchild of Carl Stephenson, an eclectic producer known for his work with Beck. Difficult to classify, Forest for the Trees is probably best described as experimental psychedelic trip-hop. . There are quite a few other acronyms that come into play with NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's such as: CAGF, CARICOM, OAS, EEC, EFTA, CEFTA, ACM, OAU, APEC APEC in full Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Trade group established in 1989 in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional economic blocs (such as the European Union and the North American Free Trade Area) and ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in . All of these trade groupings subject themselves to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT See General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. GATT See General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ), with WTO oversight. You may want to thank, or curse, depending on which side of the pond you're on, the Trilateral Commission for joining the three regions together into a global "flee" market. This brings to mind a Bible scripture (Isaiah 10:13-14). It says, "... I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth...." The best thing that can happen in America for Americans is to immediately scrap the FTAA and withdraw from NAFTA. If it's not done soon, there will be no turning back, and nothing to turn back to! RICH SAPORITO West Mifflin, Pennsylvania West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 22,464 at the 2000 census. West Mifflin is home to Kennywood Park and Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory. |
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