Trade Reform

Japan’s Economy Growing at 3.5% Annualized Rate

Reposted from The New York Times ******* Japan’s Economy Growing at 3.5% Annualized Rate Hiroko Tabuchi | May 15, 2013 | NY Times TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew at a robust annualized pace of 3.5 percent in the first quarter, preliminary data showed, the first sign that the bold monetary...

Taiwan realistic on china strategy

Unlike the naive U.S., Taiwan understands that dealing with China is a security and strategy issue. Not a free market issue.  Reposted from The American Foreign Policy Council ********* Joshua Eisenman | May 2, 2013 | AFPC In opening Taiwan’s service industry to China, Taipei should guard against Beijing’s attempts to...

Manufacturers Association of Central New York Joins the Coalition for a Prosperous America

News Release Contact: Sara Haimowitz, sara@prosperousamerica.org, 202.688.5145 Manufacturers Association of Central New York Joins the Coalition for a Prosperous America The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is honored to announce that the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) has become a member of CPA.  MACNY represents 330 manufacturers...

Upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership Looks Like Corporate Takeover

Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog ***** Upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership Looks Like Corporate Takeover Dave Johnson  |  May 14th, 2013  |  Campaign for America’s Future You will be hearing a lot about the upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. TPP’s negotiations are being held in secret with details kept secret even...

CPA opposes effort to kill country of origin labeling

Sen. Johanns of Nebraska introduced an amendment to the farm bill to eliminate COOL. CPA opposed this anti consumer amendment which multinational meat packers are pushing. We sent the following letter to the senate AG committee. Dear Senate Agriculture Committee Members: The Coalition for  Prosperous America represents the interests of...

NFU and JA Zenchu Statement on the Lima Round of TPP Negotiations

Reposted from the National Farmers Union website ******* NFU and JA Zenchu Statement on the Lima Round of TPP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     May 14, 2013               Contact:               Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191, maugusto@nfudc.org Dan McEvily, 202-314-3104,  dmcevily@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 14, 2013) – In advance of the Lima round of...

Obama’s Economic Vision: The U.S. as a Third World Nation

Reposted from The Huffington Post ******* Obama’s Economic Vision: The U.S. as a Third World Nation Curtis Ellis | May 14, 2013 | Huffington Post The Obama Administration’s economic vision for America is coming into focus and it’s not pretty — the United States as a third-world nation. Third world...

Why our Economy Struggles to Create Jobs

There have been many opinions expounded via TV news shows, radio talk shows, newspapers, and magazines over the last four years as to why our economy has struggled to create jobs after the recession of 2007-2009 more than any other recession since WWII. The economic collapse of the real estate...

Disgusting

Reposted from the National Retail Federation ******** Study Finds Imports Lower Consumer Prices While Creating U.S. Jobs For Immediate Release Contact: J. Craig Shearman (202) 626-8134 shearmanc@nrf.com Download study Study Finds Imports Lower Consumer Prices While Creating U.S. Jobs WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 – A new study commissioned by the...

Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To CHINA?

Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog ***** Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To CHINA? Dave Johnson  |  May 9, 2013  |  Campaign for America’s Future We give away our jobs and factories and industries to China. Some geniuses apparently thought that meant we should also let our...

Triumph of the mercantilists

Reposted from Foreign Policy ******** Triumph of the mercantilists Clyde Prestowitz | May 9, 2013 | Foreign Policy The post World War II global trading system has always favored the mercantilist nations, but the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and its World Trade Organization (WTO) successor were always...

Chinese Creating New Auto Niche Within Detroit

Reposted from The New York Times ******** Chinese Creating New Auto Niche Within Detroit Bill Vlasic | May 16, 2013 | NY Times DETROIT — Dozens of companies from China are putting down roots in Detroit, part of the country’s steady push into the American auto industry. Chinese-owned companies are investing in...