How the Offshoring Lobby Dupes Americans on Trade

What a shame that the Washington Post generally does not run letters to the editor commenting on articles not appearing in the paper’s print edition. So I was unable to share directly with Post readers my views on General Electric CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt’s web-only op-ed slamming Bernie Sanders’ portrayal of his company as an archetype of corporate greed.
How fortunate, though, that I’m able to share with you the draft I sent to the Post before learning of this policy. It’s especially important since it spotlights a ploy used commonly – and successfully – by businesses and their hired guns to fool politicians and journalists on trade: exploiting the paucity of publicly available data and using only the most carefully cherry-picked facts and figures to plug their agendas. Moreover, the letter notes how easily Washington could level the information playing field.
Here’s what I sent to the Post:
‘To the Editor:

This post was published at Wall Street Examiner by Alan Tonelson ‘ April 12, 2016.