To try to compete with China, which is building high-quality infrastructure, the USA announced its plan to supposedly "help" Central America:
$1.2 billion of investment by exploitative US corporations like Pepsi, Cargill, Parkdale Mills, Microsoft, etc. infobae.com/america/eeuu/2…
$1.2 billion of investment by exploitative US corporations like Pepsi, Cargill, Parkdale Mills, Microsoft, etc. infobae.com/america/eeuu/2…
If you want to know why countries are partnering with China, it's not because of coercion; it's because Beijing doesn't meddle in their affairs and builds top-notch infrastructure, while the US forces them to impose neoliberal policies and sends in its corporation to exploit them
China: We will build world-class infrastructure in your country and won't impose conditions or meddle
USA: You need to cut wages, slash social spending, and privatize your resources, and we'll tell our corporations to "invest" (ie, exploit your people)
It really is that simple
USA: You need to cut wages, slash social spending, and privatize your resources, and we'll tell our corporations to "invest" (ie, exploit your people)
It really is that simple
The US government's "solution" to systemic problems of violence, instability, and corruption that the US empire has fueled in Central America is... more corporate exploitation
The State Dep't is working with the Chamber of Commerce to increase corporate control over the region
The State Dep't is working with the Chamber of Commerce to increase corporate control over the region
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