http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/05/obama_hopes_nike_speech_turns.html
Some may look at this and see Nike in a partnership to take advantage of new trade laws to strengthen the US. I mean, a Fortune 500 can't be wrong, ay?
What I see is that Nike and Obama envision a future USA where businesses can afford to ship jobs here, just like we have been shipping jobs overseas. What could make this a viable opportunity for Nike? If the US' economy tanks in relation to the global economy then it will be cheaper to do business here. Perhaps this is what Obama means by the Trans Pacific pact "level[ing] the playing field".
Of course, it could be that they are lying to us about the real intent of the Trans Pacific pact.
Notice the photo of Obama with his back to the camera and holding up the devil horns sign over the cheering crowd.
In an announcement timed to hit hours before Obama's visit, Nike said that it would pour more money into developing U.S. manufacturing if the Trans-Pacific Partnership is approved. The promise of more jobs at one of the country's most well-known companies helped explain why the White House chose to highlight the firm despite critics who abhor Nike's reliance on overseas manufacturing.
Some may look at this and see Nike in a partnership to take advantage of new trade laws to strengthen the US. I mean, a Fortune 500 can't be wrong, ay?
What I see is that Nike and Obama envision a future USA where businesses can afford to ship jobs here, just like we have been shipping jobs overseas. What could make this a viable opportunity for Nike? If the US' economy tanks in relation to the global economy then it will be cheaper to do business here. Perhaps this is what Obama means by the Trans Pacific pact "level[ing] the playing field".
"The only thing weaker than sweatshop-king Nike's empty promises is the White House's willingness to hype them as a victory in its push for a trade deal that will make it easier for other huge corporations to ship more U.S. jobs overseas," said Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, a liberal group that has fought Obama on trade.
Of course, it could be that they are lying to us about the real intent of the Trans Pacific pact.
Notice the photo of Obama with his back to the camera and holding up the devil horns sign over the cheering crowd.
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