Doublespeak
Posted by scapozzola on 07/10/2008
Apparently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes we need new words and not new policies to make trade policies work for more Americans. ManufactureThis discovered a copy of their new hymnal via an interesting article yesterday in The Hill.
Watch closely as the proponents of some of these free trade agreements begin their (dis)information campaign. Remember, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig. The debate on trade policy would be better served by an honest discussion of its merits and flaws.
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