Subsidies

WTO Faults Aid to Airbus +  


The World Trade Organization ruled last week that European aircraft maker Airbus has received nearly $20 billion in illegal government subsidies in the form of “launch aid” that provided the company with a competitive advantage over rival aircraft makers.

How do Other Nations Balance Their Trade +  



Bio: Economist

As America continues to contemplate its trade mess, the question naturally arises how other developed nations manage to trade with the world without deficits and without turning high-wage industries into low-wage industries to compete.

Chinese Operated Car Battery Factory Fishing For U.S. Incentives +  


The electric car battery factory opening in Ohio will be dependent on whether or not CODA can secure a federal government loan along with an incentive package from the state.

The Anatomy of Trade Barriers and Subsidies +  


We are not in the 1930s anymore. This is a world of much more sophistication among trade rivals.

Letters to the editor
09/09/2010

The USW claims that Beijing has illegally subsidized exports of clean energy equipment, putting American manufacturers at an extreme disadvantage.

09/09/2010

How did the country that invented the automobile lose the lead in its own tailor-made industry?  It was simple; a combination of foreign predation and domestic indifference. 

2:43 Minute Video

09/09/2010

We must continue to raise awareness about problems affecting America and put pressure on our political leaders to do something about them.