Is global trade transforming? | Counting the Cost

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  • Опубліковано 19 гру 2024

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  • @isee8423
    @isee8423 10 годин тому +1

    I remember in the 80s and 90s, when small farm holdings which were exporting bananas to Europe had a rude awakening under the "World Trade" so called rules. Every one including illiterate Small farmers were rebuked for being ignorant to the Almighty rules of GATT, the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, the precursor to the World Trade Organization rules. The huge fruit companies of America brought a suit against the European buyers stating that it was unfair to guarantee a market to those countries who had signed a trade deal with England and France after independence. The American Multinational Fruit companies won and the rulling mandated that there should be no preferential treatment and that WTO rules should be adhered to. Today America wants to tell us that WTO rules are irrelevant after the destruction of countless lives and livelihoods. In my opinion there never was a Just and fair Global trade system and pretending that this vaunted system needs to be respected, upheld and protected is a hypocrisy. Let it crash and burn all the peoples of developing and poor countries should dance on its grave. The fact is, just like during the Agricultural free trade negotiations the winners were powerful Multinational corporations. And what is going to happen in this era of free trade will be driven by powerful Technology and other Multinational Companies that are trying to maximize their profits through Global trade. Let's not pretend that the system as it is is set up to benefit the masses and accept the fact that Corporations are the architect of all this tourmoil in their quest to seek profit maximization. Yes producing more things for more consumption has positive effects as production and consumption increases globally but that's a bug not a feature. These systems are not intended to benefit the global populace but rather to make the few wealthy.

  • @ibrahimdumal3547
    @ibrahimdumal3547 5 годин тому +1

    What do you expect from Trump...the guy who literally Infront of cameras asked why don't we drink the hand sanitizer.

  • @Abdul_Aloha
    @Abdul_Aloha 12 годин тому

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    It was reported from Hakim bin Muawiyah that he asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What are the rights that our wives have over us? He replied: "That you feed her when you eat, and clothe her when you wear clothes, and that you avoid hitting her in the face 👊 > 💪

    • @Jurmyhyle12
      @Jurmyhyle12 5 годин тому +1

      Sounds like it was written by a three year old

  • @haadbajwa7565
    @haadbajwa7565 2 години тому

    Nice report 📄.

  • @Jurmyhyle12
    @Jurmyhyle12 5 годин тому

    Multi lateralism isn’t beautiful like you imply. Theres always been winners and losers. That’s why we’re here.

  • @Erik-rp1hi
    @Erik-rp1hi 10 годин тому

    The Brussels guy is much right.

  • @subratranjan9658
    @subratranjan9658 12 годин тому +2

    It is very stupid Idea that Gaza to have a country.🇮🇱

    • @mkhtrmxmd1
      @mkhtrmxmd1 11 годин тому

      @@subratranjan9658 it will get on your 👁

    • @veiledfacts9232
      @veiledfacts9232 10 годин тому

      @@subratranjan9658 maroon, Israeli zionists partitioned india & now playing with india in burning the hard earned money for indians

    • @ayushjaiswal9863
      @ayushjaiswal9863 37 хвилин тому

      Arey ranjan ji, jaiye fascist brahman giri khud k ghr m dikhaiye, ghr k bahar pichde aukaat dikha denge, or muslim countries m ap ki aukaat h he nhi, bss yhi bhok skty.

    • @ayushjaiswal9863
      @ayushjaiswal9863 36 хвилин тому

      ​@@mkhtrmxmd1he's from rss

  • @Erik-rp1hi
    @Erik-rp1hi 10 годин тому

    The US tariffs were not to tax the people, the idea was we would not source from China because they cost to much. Not getting stuff from china was always the goal.