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In reply to the discussion: One cannot simultaneously want the TPP and economic justice for the 99% [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Fact is, we were fucked long before NAFTA and before TPP was even considered.
You haven't provided one concrete problem that The TPP would produce, in unlikely event it is enacted. Just some vague screed that they are bad. We don't know how they are bad, but they are bad.
What has happened to the economy isn't tied to any trade agreements. Hell, the TPP doesn't exist as of yet. As to "national sovereignty, " that sounds like something tbaggers get all excited about.
If corporations are profiting from a trade agreement unfairly, tax the hell out of them. But I don't think trade agreements are why large corporations are profiting. It's more like it takes a lot of money/investment to keep this crazy economy producing anything nowadays. We need some major changes in how we live and what we expect from the economy. In the meantime, we need some trade agreements and rules for international conduct. We aren't returning to the days when American aut, appliance, etc. manufactures ruled. When we finally shut down our arms industry, we will really be screwed as far as jobs, and it has nothing to do with trade agreements.