Trade Agreements
John Edwards, insists that there are three basic components to negotiating trade agreements. His first criteria is that it be good for middle class working families. Secondly, that it be good for American jobs. And, that the trade agreement results in shared prosperity.
In order to be good for middle class families an agreement must have real environmental standards and labor standards that are enforceable in the text of the agreement. It must, also have controls that prevent the manipulation of currency by those countries that we’re entering into trade agreements with.
The second part of Edwards trade policy would be to make sure that our trade deals and those requirements are, in fact, being enforced. Edwards would move the responsibility for enforcement to the toughest prosecutors at the highest-level of the Justice Department.
Thirdly, before any trade agreement is presented to the Congress, Edwards would insist that an evaluation be completed regarding the impact the trade agreement would have on the American economy especially on communities and jobs. Everybody considering the trade deal, especially the president and members of Congress should be aware of the potential negative impact of the trade agreement, in order to prepare those communities by helping them with job training or economic diversification.
Another 40 million middle class jobs are at risk after all the millions that we've already lost to outsourcing jobs. Edwards would get rid of all provisions in our tax code that provides incentives for American companies to take jobs off shore.
Most of the jobs America has lost are not coming back. Consequently, the way America must compete is to have the most educated, most innovative workforce on the planet. This will required that we have a trade policy that makes sense for American families, not just for big multinational corporations.
In order to be good for middle class families an agreement must have real environmental standards and labor standards that are enforceable in the text of the agreement. It must, also have controls that prevent the manipulation of currency by those countries that we’re entering into trade agreements with.
The second part of Edwards trade policy would be to make sure that our trade deals and those requirements are, in fact, being enforced. Edwards would move the responsibility for enforcement to the toughest prosecutors at the highest-level of the Justice Department.
Thirdly, before any trade agreement is presented to the Congress, Edwards would insist that an evaluation be completed regarding the impact the trade agreement would have on the American economy especially on communities and jobs. Everybody considering the trade deal, especially the president and members of Congress should be aware of the potential negative impact of the trade agreement, in order to prepare those communities by helping them with job training or economic diversification.
Another 40 million middle class jobs are at risk after all the millions that we've already lost to outsourcing jobs. Edwards would get rid of all provisions in our tax code that provides incentives for American companies to take jobs off shore.
Most of the jobs America has lost are not coming back. Consequently, the way America must compete is to have the most educated, most innovative workforce on the planet. This will required that we have a trade policy that makes sense for American families, not just for big multinational corporations.
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