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msanthrope

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21. Oh Manny....I don't click on blind links. But that's a DU thread where you blamed the President

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Reply #15)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 10:29 AM

Jan 2015

for the passage of CETA....16 years ago.

Again...what's your source of knowledge for the TTP? Is it the same source that gave you the incorrect intellectual property information?

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Would you actually *do* something to stop the TPP? [View all] MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 OP

Yes. Faryn Balyncd Jan 2015 #1

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

i would think those who really do oppose it would already do that JI7 Jan 2015 #3

Concise information is a pretty big "if". TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #4

Why? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #5

The talks are largely secret and all we have are leaks and... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #8

So are you a "Let's wait and see what's actually passed." person? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #10

What does that mean? it's a treaty to be ratified by the Senate... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #12

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

I thought that there was a provision to keep it secret Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #26

Manny..the last time you and I discussed your info, I correctly noted that you were msanthrope Jan 2015 #13

I don't click on links unless I'm told what's in them MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #15

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

Isn't that an interesting gaffe about the TTP? I wonder its source. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #25

Which side's points does giving foreign corps the right to by-pass our hard fought for Environmental sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #16

Whoa! These might (or might not) be... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #19

Or we could be given access so we could cheer for the good parts. Scuba Jan 2015 #20

Windmill tilting? Trusting 600 Corporations to work in secret sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #28

You seem to think I'm saying... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #29

It is not normal for any Trade Deal to be negotiated that involves this country where Congress has sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #30

Amen.... daleanime Jan 2015 #32

It's not proven that NAFTA has done a vast amount of harm... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #33

Well, that depends on what the meaning of the word 'vast' is. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #34

TPP burning parties? RobertEarl Jan 2015 #6

I think it will marginally raise working wages, though not as much as NAFTA did Recursion Jan 2015 #7

+1. Hoyt Jan 2015 #11

Even the most optimistic reports say the wage 'gain' was minimal. 1.3% in Mexico being the NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #18

The first years of NAFTA coincided with the tech boom, Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #27

have already notified my senators multiple times, they are the ones who will vote on it nt msongs Jan 2015 #9

It would be a pleasure. aspirant Jan 2015 #14

To be fair it would depend on what the concise information was. el_bryanto Jan 2015 #22

The most effective thing to do is call your senators StopTheTPP Jan 2015 #24

Hell yes..... daleanime Jan 2015 #31

kick Zorra Jan 2015 #35