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Vinca

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20. Germany, Sweden and other countries who care about their citizens don't have Republicans.

Reply to pampango (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 06:15 PM

Jan 2015

Given their reluctance to fund any social program, I would rather not have what jobs we have left go offshore. We're pretty much down to only having burger flippers and undertakers safe in their jobs and if there's a way to ship Grandma to Vietnam for a cheap embalming, they'll do that, too.

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The Obama administration’s illusionary job gains from the Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all] ND-Dem Jan 2015 OP

K & R AzDar Jan 2015 #1

K&R 2naSalit Jan 2015 #2

K&R avaistheone1 Jan 2015 #3

Damned right Populist_Prole Jan 2015 #4

Nice post aspirant Jan 2015 #5

Illusory = LYING. Lying about predatory "trade" agreements, woo me with science Jan 2015 #6

K & R. glad to see not everybody believes the lies. nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #7

Perhaps we the people will get the trifecta of being fucked over by Democratic Presidents ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #8

K&R nenagh Jan 2015 #9

What I don't understand is that we have evidence to show this will not work. Vinca Jan 2015 #10

If you look around the progressive world, there is plenty of evidence that it does work. pampango Jan 2015 #12

The safety net would have to be stopping companies from outsourcing jobs. Vinca Jan 2015 #14

Progressive countries prove that trade at much higher levels than we have does not destroy jobs, pampango Jan 2015 #16

What is a V.A.T. tax and how does it work? aspirant Jan 2015 #17

Here's the wiki for the Value Added Tax. pampango Jan 2015 #19

What about, aspirant Jan 2015 #24

The VAT definitely applies to domestically-produced goods. pampango Jan 2015 #25

it works to shift taxation away from the rich onto the poorer and away from capital onto labor ND-Dem Jan 2015 #22

Germany, Sweden and other countries who care about their citizens don't have Republicans. Vinca Jan 2015 #20

no, they have fascists. and they don't care about their citizens anymore than here. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #21

If you're willing to concede to republicans issues like progressive taxes, effective safety nets, pampango Jan 2015 #23

My primary concern is poor Americans. Vinca Feb 2015 #26

If the poor are your primary concern I would not concede regressive taxes, weak unions, pampango Feb 2015 #28

So explain to me how this trade agreement, which will end up outsourcing American jobs, is good. Vinca Feb 2015 #29

If it raises labor and environmental standards it won't cost jobs. If it does not do those things, pampango Feb 2015 #30

I can't wait for the day we enforce any standards in some of those countries. Vinca Feb 2015 #31

Pete Peterson, the President's friend Octafish Jan 2015 #11

Recommend. KoKo Jan 2015 #13

Neo-libs triumphant...as usual. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #15

It's amazing that the Obama administration can tell brazen lies Vattel Jan 2015 #18

How many times are we expected... sendero Feb 2015 #27