"The WTO has forced Congress to change our laws, yet we still face trade wars. Today, France is threatening to have U.S. goods taxed throughout Europe. If anything, the WTO makes trade relations worse by giving foreign competitors a new way to attack U.S. jobs."
» Source: Ronpaul2008.com

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, feels the U.S. must pull out of trade agreements and organizations that encroach on American sovereignty, including the World Trade Organization. He calls our trade policy "flawed" and said it has helped to export jobs. He also supports lowering taxes. He would also abolish the income tax and payroll taxes, and oppose taxation on the tips of service industry employees. The reduced tax burdens on working Americans would amount to a veritable pay raise, he says.

*Rep. Paul's voting record on employment issues:

Voted Topic Date NO Restricting employer interference in union organizing March 2007 NO Increasing minimum wage to $7.25 Jan. 2007 NO $167 billion over 10 years for farm price supports Oct. 2001 YES Zero-funding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's, or OSHA's, ergonomics rules instead of giving $4.5 billion March 2001 N/A Rated 47 percent by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFL-CIO, indicating a mixed record on union issues Dec. 2003

*Members of Congress sometimes vote on different versions of a bill. Voting yes or no on one doesn't mean they'll vote the same way on succeeding versions.