That giant sucking sound you hear today is the sound of jobs being outsourced as President Obama signs into law three free trade deals; South Korea, Colombia and Panama. According to the Economic Policy Institute, passing the Korea Free Trade deal will likely cost this country 159,000 jobs. The three trade deals remain basically unchanged [...]
That Giant Sucking Sound |
| By: Jon Walker Thursday October 13, 2011 9:03 am |
Obama Has a ‘Jobs Plan’ but He’s Actually Pursuing Anti-Jobs Actions |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday October 11, 2011 9:11 am |
Over the past few weeks President Obama has been traveling the country championing his doomed America Jobs Act as his plan to address the jobs crisis. But during the same time Obama has been publicly flogging this dead show bill, his administration was actually implementing policies and pushing legislation through Congress that will destroy tens [...]
Guide to NAFTA-Korea Style Trade Deal, Jobs and the State of the Union Speech |
| By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday January 25, 2011 7:13 pm |
Public Citizen released the following fact sheet in anticipation of the President’s State of the Union speech
159,000 Jobs Lost: The Price of NAFTA-Style Korea Free Trade |
| By: Michael Whitney Saturday December 4, 2010 4:42 pm |
President Obama’s NAFTA-style Korea Free Trade will still cost the country 159,000 jobs, despite last-minute changes to the agreement.



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