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Archives | (August 2001)
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What You Don't Know Can Hurt You! Part One
------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 1 of 3 Network marketing has opened the door to success for millions of Americans. No matter what your previous background, financial position or social status may have been, it gave you the chance to soar with the eagles – until now. But, if some people have their way, that door may soon slam shut, and many network marketers who have labored long and hard to build a flourishing business may see the fruits of their labor destroyed. And where is this threat to network marketing coming from? Surprisingly, it is not some new action by the Food and Drug Administration or the Federal Trade Commission. Nor is it some new law passed by Congress or dictate from State government. In fact, it doesn’t even originate on our shores. No, the threat comes from people thousands of miles away and has received virtually no attention here at home. But it is nonetheless real. It comes in the form of a draconian set of regulations recently enacted by the European Union. How, you might well ask, could something being done in Europe have such a devastating potential here at home? After all, you might argue, we didn’t elect anyone over there. They have no authority over us. What they do is their business. You might argue those points, but on the last one, you would be wrong – dangerously wrong! But what exactly do these European rules do, and why should we be concerned? The answer lies in the often murky arena of world trade and how it is regulated. In 1995, the United States, along with 134 other nations entered into the World Trade Organization Agreement, or WTO as it is called. The ostensible purpose of the WTO was to make trade between nations easier by eliminating barriers to commerce and simplifying trade rules. The fact that the original document establishing the WTO ran more than 22,000 pages should have been a hint that the reality of the treaty would be far different from its intent. |
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