Re: RE: WTO hypocrisy

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I would guess bananas and GM foods, not Echelon.>
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> > Another Business Week gem.  Business Week says that the U.S. and Europe
> > had a gentleman's agreement not to attack each other's tax systems in
> > the WTO.  In other words, corporations and states would be free to
> > dismantle environmental laws but the tax breaks were to remain
> > untouched.  I haven't heard anyone mentioned anything about this in the
> > WTO discussions, but it smacks of gross hypocrisy.
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> So, as a prisoner's dilemma problem Europe defected first [probably because
> they were fed up with what they felt was industrial espionage via Echelon
> etc.--just a hunch]
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> Ian
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> > Michael Perelman
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> > California State University
> > Chico, CA 95929
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> > Tel. 530-898-5321
> > E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
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