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View from the other side
Here we have the champions of free enterprise, of capitalism and free markets, where maximising profit is the only goal, suddenly deciding that maybe social responsibility counts?

Well dang.

Here's a view from the other side, where countries are being asked to free their markets for US products in the name of "free trade", yet the US wishes to raise tariffs as barriers to protect their own industry. It's called double standards.

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8584809%255E15306,00.html

Please put the link back as one line if it's split by these rotten new feedback boards.

Consider what US citizens would feel if Australia ruled that US companies could not bid for Australian government work? If the multi-billion dollar IBM Federal government contract was cancelled? Or the $75 million contract for MS software for the state government where I live was cancelled? What would your reaction be then?
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 02/04/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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American citizens should be first  Christian_<>< | 02/04/04
View from the other side  Fred Fredrickson | 02/04/04
everyone knows this  JWatson77 | 02/05/04
Huh?  Fred Fredrickson | 02/05/04
You're a wee bit off  j.m.galvin | 02/05/04
But  voska | 02/05/04
Dah  thepubba | 02/05/04
the simple facts  blahblahblah | 02/04/04
Right on the H1B, wrong on the L1  thepubba | 02/04/04
And of course...  BitTwiddler | 02/05/04
Learn to read  thepubba | 02/05/04
shedding light  blahblahblah | 02/05/04
agree with you  JWatson77 | 02/05/04
US corporations digging their own grave.  HellScream | 02/04/04
Absolutely true...  codewarrior2112 | 02/05/04
My prediction is this.  voska | 02/05/04
Politicians need to be answer to their electorate  bhafner | 02/04/04
well duh  JWatson77 | 02/05/04
Real Estate is a better field now  Christian_<>< | 02/05/04
Won't buy from Intuit anymore  mwille | 02/05/04
Re: Agree  Christian_<>< | 02/05/04
I won't use thier products either  voska | 02/05/04
Since there IS NO SHORTAGE....  BitTwiddler | 02/05/04
It's all the pols  j.m.galvin | 02/05/04
Visa program...  codewarrior2112 | 02/05/04
Please explain  thepubba | 02/05/04
Who signed H1B into law?  thepubba | 02/05/04
Protectionism or Offshoring  voska | 02/05/04
Protectionism? Not really.  j.m.galvin | 02/05/04
That was 100 years ago  voska | 02/05/04
The negative results of unfetterd capitalism  j.m.galvin | 02/05/04
Nothing is going to happen!  serpentmage | 02/05/04
Guest Worker Program  Redhead_z | 02/09/05

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