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title: Businesses are using GATS to their own ends
date: "2002-09-21T12:00:00Z"
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  - links
wp_id: 1151
description: Ralph Nader highlights how corporations use GATS to bypass local laws meant to protect people. By leveraging international trade agreements, businesses can effectively subvert community regulations and prioritize their own interests over legal sovereignty.
keywords: [gats, ralph nader, trade agreements, corporate power, deregulation, globalization]
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Ralph Nader talks about how [businesses are using GATS to their own ends](http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0920-05.htm). The argument is that trade laws are used as a lever to subvert local laws, which protect citizens from businesses. [via RobotWisdom](http://www.robotwisdom.com/)