[Mb-civic] Why I Oppose CAFTA - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Why I Oppose CAFTA

By Sander Levin

Monday, July 11, 2005; Page A15

As the congressional debate over the Central American Free Trade 
Agreement (CAFTA) moves front and center, we should not lose sight of 
what the argument is about -- and what it is not about.

The opposition to CAFTA cannot be dismissed as a battle between big 
business and big labor. It is not about free-trade Democrats going AWOL, 
nor is it about Democratic leaders wanting to deliver a defeat to the 
president. It involves issues broader than those relating to sugar or 
textiles.

It is about globalization.

<>As is becoming apparent in Latin America, including Central America, 
the benefits of globalization are not flowing broadly to its citizens. 
Within Latin America, which has the worst income inequality in the 
world, four of the Central American nations rank among the top 10. 
Poverty is rampant. Middle classes are weak or practically nonexistent.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000995.html 

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