1.0 link 144912 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-shapiro/a-bailout-for-the-economy_b_144912.html Brace yourself, because this is a revolutionary concept: there are ways to stimulate the economy that don't soak taxpayers for hundreds of billions of dollars.

You wouldn't know it from the current debate over billion-dollar bailouts and exotic spending packages, but sometimes providing economic "stimulus" is a simple matter of removing the obstacles that prevent American companies from competing, turning a profit and creating jobs.

One such measure, the Colombian Free Trade Agreement has been awaiting...

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