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America's jobs first. (Guest Viewpoint).
The free trade message is drowning in the U.S. Congress; the current global trade round is suffering and for the same reasons; and the image of corporate America is sagging badly and for related reasons.
The movement of U.S. operations, jobs and sourcing offshore has concentrated trade dislocations in many congressional districts, causing Congress to drift toward protectionism. This movement offshore, driven in part by short-term, price-driven business judgments, has also cast corporate America in an unfavorable light. These and similar business decisions, such as reincorporating offshore to avoid U.S. taxes ("corporate inversions"), have invited speculation and ...
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