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The importance of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (trade) Agreement
American manufacturers are screwed. House Democrats sent a letter to President Obama on Thursday asking him to reconsider a new free trade agreement in the works that would blow up “Buy America” provisions that give priority to American manufacturers. Since the 1930’s – a “Buy American” law has been on the books that gives preference to American manufacturers bidding for government contracts. But the new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement would essentially end the preferential treatment – giving no edge to American manufacturers over foreign manufacturers.
The letter – signed by 68 House Democrats and one Republican – warned the President that this trade agreement could, “result in large sums of U.S. tax dollars being invested to strengthen other countries' manufacturing sectors, rather than our own." Unfortunately – like every President since Reagan – President Obama is drinking the so-called free trade Kool-Aid, even though the evidence is clear: we've lost 50,000 manufacturing jobs every single month over the last decade.
We need to ditch free trade and tune out the globalists like Tom Friedman who are carrying the water for big transnational corporations. And then we need to get back to protecting our domestic manufacturing base, like we did for 200 years, based on Alexander Hamilton's 11-point plan that was put in place under President George Washington and then ditched by Reagan, the Bushes, and Clinton.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... David Frum - Newsweek, The Daily Beast, CNN contributor, author (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Conversations with Great Minds - David Frum, contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of seven books, including most recently, his first novel Patriots published in April 2012. In 2001-2002, he served as speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush. He serves on the board of the Republican Jewish Coalition. 
Daily Take: Is Alabama the new Lemon Grove...
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Thursday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Will there be a shoot out at the GOP convention?- Noel Flasterstein, Gun Rights Expert and Advocate.
Article: " Constitution of the United States" Article 2 section 2. "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; ..."
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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
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Thom's Poll
If the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) passes, will it be the death knell for US manufacturing?
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Full Show 5/3/12: The American rights of the unarmed
Thom discusses the recent decision in Florida that will allow the use of concealed weapons during the RNC while stripping rights of OWS protesters. When will American focus on the rights of the unarmed? Then, there's plenty of money in Wisconsin especially coming from the deep pockets of recalled GOP Governor Scott Walker. But will his millions keep him in office? Plus can Co-Ops benefit the US economy? And Thom talks about how the recent murder suicide of border vigilante JT Ready is spotlighting the fear of immigrants in America. In tonight's Daily Take Thom explains the most powerful new corporation that has a choke hold on US democracy.
Thom Hartmann on the News - May 3, 2012
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