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I agree with you very much about coroprate welfare and the free movement of labor. There is alot of "cherry picking" going on, especially among the so-called pro-buisness elements of government. I say so-called because by helping one type of buisness through subsidies you are infact hurting other buisnesses by distorting the flow of resources.
Agricultural subsidies are even worse, especially for the developing world.
Unfortunately it is very easy to persue these policies from a political standpoint. You just say you are "protecting jobs" and thats the end of it.
The problem though, is not free-trade, but that the trade that exists already is far from being truly free. This is why organizations like the WTO are very important, not just for Western buisnesses, but also as a way for developing countries to achieve better acess to western markets. Unfortunately, it is a slow process.
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