07-12-2006, 03:31 PM
Quote:Untrue, these things are connected. If in the West we would act a bit brave, we would just put huge import taxes on products that are made in a way that is not according to our standards (not only environmentally but also without child labour eg). But of course that is bad for our own wealth......so it is us who decide.In the US, NAFTA is an excellent example of what you are talking about, in the negative. NAFTA was license for any US based company to steal a march on the environment by opening plants in Mexico that did not meet US standards, and in many cases, don't meet Mexican standards.
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete