Fair Trade

“Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a rudimentary standard of decency should be regarded as contraband and not allowed to pollute the channels of international commerce” .President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Crossleft.org supports fair trade on the global market and advocates a different global strategy. Yes, globalization is here to stay but it doesn’t mean we have to continue with the same failed global market strategy that we now have. “Free trade” is a slogan , not a policy. One way or the other ,all trade is managed by laws.

We need a global trade strategy that is for main street and not just the tycoons on Wall Street. Our trade deficit is out of control, we are in a race to the bottom that favors those countries with no regard for workers or the environment. We are importing toxic toys, while putting our manufacturing sector out of work and exporting jobs. We want new global trade rules and institutions that work for the farmers and workers all over the world and not just for corporations. NAFTA actually hurt Mexico more than America.

Crosleft.org calls for America to be rebuilt. Our infrastructure is crumbling. We need roads and bridges repaired, we need first class education, and we need to develop new ways to deal with global warming. We can create millions of jobs generating clean energy and modernizing infrastructure.

We call for an end to obscene tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. We call for passage of the employee Free Choice Act to make it easier for workers to unionize.

Crossleft.org advocates health care for all as good business sense, it makes American companies more competitive.

When you are in a hole, stop digging. We need to stop digging and develop trade based on love for our neighbor as well as ourselves.