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In reply to the discussion: Would you actually *do* something to stop the TPP? [View all]NewDeal_Dem
(1,049 posts)18. Even the most optimistic reports say the wage 'gain' was minimal. 1.3% in Mexico being the
highest and .17% in the US being the lowest.
So "not as much as nafta did" is kind of a joke, since a 1% raise was the best nafta did for anyone.
I wonder if capital got more than a 1% raise.
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If I thought it would do any good at all, I would at least give it a reasonable effort. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Jan 2015
#2
And by then it will be too late to do anything about it, won't it? I know that's what the plan is
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#17
Manny..the last time you and I discussed your info, I correctly noted that you were
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#13
Oh Manny....I don't click on blind links. But that's a DU thread where you blamed the President
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#21
Interesting gaffe you uncovered there. Hope you get an honest reply instead of another dodge.
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#23
Which side's points does giving foreign corps the right to by-pass our hard fought for Environmental
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#16
It is not normal for any Trade Deal to be negotiated that involves this country where Congress has
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#30
I think it will marginally raise working wages, though not as much as NAFTA did
Recursion
Jan 2015
#7
Even the most optimistic reports say the wage 'gain' was minimal. 1.3% in Mexico being the
NewDeal_Dem
Jan 2015
#18