Comments for The U.S. and South Korea Have a Trade Deal, Not a "Free Trade" Deal at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.cepr.net Fri, 24 May 2013 21:25:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/Blogs/Beat-the-Press/the-us-and-south-korea-have-a-trade-deal-not-a-qfree-tradeq-deal#comment-1217 Dean; Didn't you write a entry on this blog just a week or so ago about the patent monopolies granted to the pharmaceutical industry by the U.S.? I seem to remember your saying that this patent system increased the price of drugs up to 1000%. Is this the system the White House is requiring S. Korea to adhere to? Do the Koreans understand what misery they're in for? - Queen of Sheba Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:07:46 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/Blogs/Beat-the-Press/the-us-and-south-korea-have-a-trade-deal-not-a-qfree-tradeq-deal#comment-1203 the word "free" serves a 2fold purpose: 1- serves as orwellian propaganda- any non-democratic policy is labeled as 'free' and hence is good for america- eg tanks roll into baghdad = bad; tanks roll in under 'operation freedom' = good 2- serves as dog whistle for any coporatist, who then can be sure it protects corporate assets - frankenduf Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:09:45 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/Blogs/Beat-the-Press/the-us-and-south-korea-have-a-trade-deal-not-a-qfree-tradeq-deal#comment-1197 South Korea became the latest victim outed under Baker's roaming gotcha spotlight for "Nanny Statist State" protectionism in a potential trade agreement with the US. In response to Obama's question on Korea's beef import restrictions, "Where's The Beef?", Koreans asked, "Where's the Drugs", to which Obama replied, "Where's The Patent Protection?", to which Baker responded, "Where's The Free Trade?", for which the last part was edited out as coming from some wacko libertarian who wants to steal property rights to increase free trade. - izzatzo Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:28:47 +0100