Rebecca Solnit: The Age of Capitalism is over

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32. Have you read about this?

Press Release - Secret Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) - Financial Services Annex

https://wikileaks.org/tisa-financial/press.html

Thanks to a leaked document jointly published by the Associated Whistleblowing Press and Filtrala, the potential ramifications of the treaty being hashed out behind hermetically sealed doors in Geneva are finally seeping out into the public arena.

If signed, the treaty would affect all services ranging from electronic transactions and data flow, to veterinary and architecture services. It would almost certainly open the floodgates to the final wave of privatization of public services, including the provision of healthcare, education and water. Meanwhile, already privatized companies would be prevented from a re-transfer to the public sector by a so-called barring “ratchet clause” – even if the privatization failed.

More worrisome still, the proposal stipulates that no participating state can stop the use, storage and exchange of personal data relating to their territorial base. Here’s more from Rosa Pavanelli, general secretary of Public Services International (PSI):

http://wolfstreet.com/2014/12/25/leaked-secret-negotiations-to-let-big-brother-go-global/



I had not heard about it because there so much evil afoot with the Hegemon there aren't enough hours in the day and night to even begin to keep up. I've spending most of my time following terrorist proxy wars, the attempt to start WWIII with Russia and police state here at home. I haven't read through the links above but for a brief look. I'm sure it's complicated, as usual, and requires deep investigation. I did look at the Wikipedia page (heh) and this particular trade treaty was initiated in the YooEssAy in 2012.