Dean Baker — Supporters of Trade Deals, LIke George Will and the Washington Post, Think They Have to Lie to Make Their Case

George Will is a columnist rather than an economist. One might think that this is a mistake instead of a lie. But Will is a professional and the Washington Post is a premiere medium where professionalism is presumed. If this was not a deliberate lie spreading fake news as propaganda, either Will was misinformed and did not realize it, or the Washington Post failed to in performing due diligence in fact-checking. Another fail.

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Supporters of Trade Deals, LIke George Will and the Washington Post, Think They Have to Lie to Make Their Case
Dean Baker | Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C

The Dems just don't get it. Even after their demoralizing defeat, they push voter-repudiated trade deals.

Are the Dems clueless or what?

Even after their demoralizing and disastrous defeat they continue to push voter-repudiated, destructive trade deals that have decimated the working class, the group which has been their core historical constituency.

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Amazing idiots.

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