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On the recordDecember 4, 2001
The tragedy of these trade agreements is that workers are creating wealth for large corporations, and they are not sharing in the wealth they create. They are paid barely enough to live on. They will never be in the middle class.
Said by
Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of trade agreements on workers' wages and living standards.

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