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posted by martyb on Tuesday July 03 2018, @06:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the He-Who-Smelt-It dept.

The Trump administration has crafted a draft bill — ordered by the president — that would declare America's abandonment of World Trade Organization rules, according to Axios. The bill essentially provides President Donald Trump — who has argued for a better position for the U.S. in big trade pacts — a license to raise U.S. tariffs at will, without congressional consent and largely outside of the international rules governed by the WTO. The bill, titled the "United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act," would give Trump unilateral power to ignore the two most basic principles of the WTO and negotiate one-on-one with any country.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @12:42PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @12:42PM (#701863)

    I woild love it if he ruled for next 100 years. But alas he is too good a guy. Maybe he will lay a foundation for a new, less corrupt party than the two we have. US political system has really soured me on democracy. Cyclical but nothing changes in the end. Though German style Democracy is probably worse, and shit you have on Sweden and UK is just pure shit. Give me a Putin like in Russia to make sure your country remains a country and isnt fucked sideways by multikulti boogeymen.

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Tuesday July 03 2018, @02:23PM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @02:23PM (#701904) Journal

    I just hope that was satire …

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  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:27PM

    by tangomargarine (667) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:27PM (#701949)

    Give me a Putin like in Russia to make sure your country remains a country and isnt fucked sideways by multikulti boogeymen.

    You forgot the song: One Like Putin [youtube.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @09:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 03 2018, @09:27PM (#702188)

    Question: how much is Russia paying you to post this crap? Just curious.