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May 13, 2016
What do you like or not like about the TPP?
I don't mean the supposed "secrecy" while negotiating.
I would like to hear people's thoughts on actual pieces of the agreement or why you may or may not want any trade agreements at all.
Thanks
Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/who-we-are/treaty-making-process/trans-pacific-partnership-tpp/text-of-the-trans-pacific-partnership
Summary from US Gov
https://ustr.gov/tpp/#facts
Pros and Cons
http://useconomy.about.com/od/Trade-Agreements/fl/What-Is-the-Trans-Pacific-Partnership.htm
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