Although United States President Barack Obama claims he is focused on creating jobs and helping the economy, his actions in the free trade sphere indicate he is mostly interested in appeasing trade unions whose support is crucial to his campaign for reelection.Over four years ago, free trade agreements were negotiated with Colombia, South Korea and Panama by then-President George W. Bush. Although economists estimate that the passage of the agreements would result in annual exports about $13 billion higher than they would be without the agreement and that total U.S. employment would increase by 70,000 with the agreements in place, the Obama administration has done nothing but place obstacles to the ratification and implementation of these agreements.
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