From: Erik Aronesty (erik@zoneedit.com)
Date: Mon Apr 05 2004 - 09:22:50 MDT
So, some group of Internet idealists defines a term... Do you really think that's how it's used?
Hell no.
Currently “free trade” means deregulating tarriffs for corporations, while retaining import taxes for individuals.
It means that governments provide corporate regulatory loopholes via unrestricted international outsourcing.
Meanwhile they impose massive regulation in small business markets. For example, you need various licenses to do business, there are all sorts product regulations (FCC, FDA, FTC)and compliance, complex tax laws, etc that favor large corporations. We even go so far as to invest government money directly into corporate subsidies, agribusiness loans and, yes, “cash injections” to the stock market.
All in the name of preserving “free trade”
Free trade is the biggest buzzword bullshit ever served up to the mouths of the citizens of this world.
Anyone who thinks it's real is either uninformed, an idiot, or a self-serving mouthpiece or member of the ruling class.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jonathan Davis" <jonathan.davis@lineone.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:59:20
To:<virus@lucifer.com>
Subject: RE: virus: EU, Microsoft, and Bill Frist
No so fast Erik. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market
JD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com] On Behalf Of
Erik Aronesty
Sent: 04 April 2004 23:29
To: Church of Virus
Subject: Re: virus: EU, Microsoft, and Bill Frist
The term "free market" is politispeak for "a market which favors established
players"
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