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Yet more on “free trade”

Here's an example of what we'll be seeing more of, if the U.S. gets what it wants in the TPP “free trade” talks.

Tobacco companies are pushing back against a worldwide rise in antismoking laws, using a little-noticed legal strategy to delay or block regulation. The industry is warning countries that their tobacco laws violate an expanding web of trade and investment treaties, raising the prospect of costly, prolonged legal battles, health advocates and officials said.

The strategy has gained momentum in recent years as smoking rates in rich countries have fallen and tobacco companies have sought to maintain access to fast-growing markets in developing countries. Industry officials say that there are only a few cases of active litigation, and that giving a legal opinion to governments is routine for major players whose interests will be affected.

via New York Times

The gun manufacturers must be drooling at the prospect of loosening anti-gun laws by corporate fiat. Imagine what a wonderful world it would be if people everywhere were forced to enjoy “second amendment rights”. But, of course, that's not the only possibility for abuse of the masses by the upper classes; the possibilities are endless.

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