COOL

[kato]

I'm not talking about the snow and ice out there this morning... Looks like the U.S. Lost again at the WTO. Now let's watch what happens next.

Do they drop it? Do we slap tarrifs on? It's time to follow through and get rid of this thing.

[Hopalong]

Trouble with retaliation is that it hurts us as a country as much as the USA.
Maybe not so much producers who might benefit in some cases but our whole economy which is more dependent on trade than theirs is.
Perhaps time to consider change to our own trade policies that hinder us in getting agreement with other countries.

[kato]

When dealing in trade issues, especially with the US, it seems that it always leads to things like this. They will sign an agreement, and then their special interest groups will find ways to circumvent it. It's happened over and over again.

Until our government actually shows it's willing to DO something to fight back at this constant reneging on agreements, then they will never be worth the paper they are printed on. If we stand back and let this labeling law stand, that sets a precedent for every future trade agreement signed with any country. We need to show that when we do sign trade deals, that we expect that everyone will live up to their word, not just us.

[Hopalong]

News report is that U.S. lost and has agreed to repeal legislation.
There has to be a better way to settle trade disputes other than eye for eye threat.
Too many people still see trade as a zero sum game rather than a way for both parties to profit.

[grassfarmer]

Hopalong, other countries are our trade competitors. We should be competing with them. It's a fallacy that "free trade" leads to mutually beneficial arrangements. This COOL dispute has been ridiculous from the start, so obvious that the US were in the wrong. I wonder if agreeing to repeal legislation is a way to avoid paying back the sums lost by Canada and Mexico since it was implemented?