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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:53 AM Original message |
I think the answer to the WTO is for labor to go international. (Soliciting ideas here) |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm humming the Internationale as we speak |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. "Arise, ye pris'ners..." |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. International minimum wage would be difficult. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's what liberal economists are for. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Local living standards vary significantly. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Any giant proposal such as this has a million details to be worked out. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. We tried that. Labor in the West scabbed. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. "We tried that" |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. True dat |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. In a perfect world |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. You are absolutely right. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. We live in a global economy, with regional governments |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. But look at the WTO, which already has the power to override local governments |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Those powers are based on treaties |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Right, because they're local governments |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. Workers of the World Unite! |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yes indeed, that's exactly what I meant. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm intrigued by the possibilities. I'm also wondering |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. At this point I couldn't tell you how it would work. |
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