CAFTA widens wealth gap

The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) will not be beneficial in contrast to what Slade Gorton believes. CAFTA exists just for our large greedy corporations to expand their power. Imagine living in one of these impoverished countries of Central America. The lives of the people were not well off before CAFTA and that will not change after CAFTA is approved.

The income of all these citizens will increase, but the rate of increase for the wealthy will be faster than the poor. Thus, the gap between the rich and the poor will increase. And a higher percentage of the populations will be living in shacks in a landfill.

Julia Lipscomb

Republic, WA

The Spokesman Review