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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
We Need a Protest March on Washington
We Need a Protest March on Washington - Americans for Political Change
- Come this Labor Day join the march to take back America. You'll find info on how to participate at this site.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Trade deals on hold until September as Congress leaves town
Consideration of three long-delayed free-trade agreements will have to wait until at least September as lawmakers head out of town early for their August recess.
- Let's fight to save America jobs while we still have time.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Banking giant HSBC posts $11.5 billion profit, announces plan to slash 25,000 more jobs
The world might economies might be crumbling, but at least the banks are doing very well. The problem is that those profits are coming at the expense of most of us. Robin Hood in reverse?
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Free trade talks put U.S. shoe jobs in balance
Free trade talks put U.S. shoe jobs in balance
Now, however, comes what may be an insurmountable challenge. The Obama administration is negotiating a free-trade agreement with Vietnam and seven other countries, and it is unclear whether the plant can stand up to a flood of shoes from that country, already one of the leading exporters of footwear to the United States.
"We are deeply concerned by the inclusion of Vietnam in a potential free-trade agreement," said Rob DeMartini, president and chief executive of New Balance.
...The shoe tariff, by pushing up the cost of importing shoes, means a pair of athletic shoes made in the Norridgewock factory or anywhere else in the U.S. is more competitive than it otherwise would be, and partially offsets the costs of higher wages paid here. On a pair of shoes that comes into the country valued at $30, for example, a typical 20 percent duty amounts to $6. (In many cases, the markup amounts to 100 percent, meaning those shoes would sell to consumers for $72.)
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Budget Deficit Debate: On the Road to Disaster
Budget Deficit Debate: On the Road to Disaster - Americans for Political Change
- Join the discussion on the deficit/deficit crisis.
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