No globalization without representation. Seattle is a chance for the United States to save itself from the temptations of protectionism and idealistic activism. I have doubts about having only a market society. I think the agenda at the WTO has been set by people who show up. If you ve got something to hide, the best way is to give out 5,000 sheets of paper and dare people to find it.
Free trade is the philosophy of nations on the way down.
The U.S. electorate is beginning to understand that trade is no longer a boardroom issue. It s a kitchen table issue. If workers have no seat at the WTO table, then the WTO is the wrong table. Our trading partners would have to negotiate across the table from Donald Trump and I guarantee you, the rip-off of the United States would end. America s trading partners know they will have to wait for the next administration to get down to serious business.