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rhett o rick

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13. Your arguments don't make sense in the least. You say that government officials are writing
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 09:38 PM
Feb 2015

the agreement and not corporations. That sounds hard to believe. Do you have a link? And if it's true that government officials that are beholding to the President are writing the agreement then why is what we've seen so damaging to the middle and lower classes?

Progressives like Sen Sanders are saying this is a bad idea. Conservatives are telling us to trust and have FAITH. We trusted that Pres Clinton wouldn't sell us down the river and he did with Gramm-Leach-Bliley and NAFTA. Since those decisions Clinton has made 80 million dollars. Now you are telling us to trust Pres Obama.

Other countries are having trouble with these agreements that allow corporations to sue governments if the governments pass laws that harm the corporation's potential profits. Germany is being sued by a nuclear power corporation because Germany is trying to move away from nuclear power, thus harming this corporations potential future profits.

Campaign Obama ran on government transparency. Pres Obama wants to keep the TPP secret.

People who keep insisting that the US will "lift other countries' workers up" - djean111 Feb 2015 #1
Bingo. Well said. Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #2
Agree Corporations aren't people. But let's be honest, corps will not be able to overrule laws. Hoyt Feb 2015 #3
"horse is out of the barn...." grasswire Feb 2015 #4
It means we are fools to do nothing while the world passes us by under some mistaken idea we can Hoyt Feb 2015 #5
We are fools doing something in return for the less important things you list Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #8
Unfortunately, you'll be trouble for yourself. Good luck from "my handlers." Hoyt Feb 2015 #9
No doubt meaning you'll ram this through no matter what Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #19
I won't be ramming anything through. I do hope they get a good agreement Hoyt Feb 2015 #20
Thank you for this food for thought. nt Dems to Win Feb 2015 #6
"Yes, there is plenty of corporate lobbying,... bvar22 Feb 2015 #10
Although I love him, would you prefer "The Rent Is Too High" guy negotiate a complicated Hoyt Feb 2015 #12
Your arguments don't make sense in the least. You say that government officials are writing rhett o rick Feb 2015 #13
You need to do the research ypurself, look up Office of US Trade Representative. You might learn Hoyt Feb 2015 #15
I need to do research? You are the one making claims here. "The suit you mention will not overrule rhett o rick Feb 2015 #16
Learn to do an Internet search, you can read all about it. Hoyt Feb 2015 #18
Remember, Rhett, bvar22 Feb 2015 #21
.. and don't forget about aspirant Feb 2015 #7
"This is treason by another name." woo me with science Feb 2015 #11
Wow woo, that's pretty strong statements. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #14
Rec. Call your rep and senators. StopTheTPP Feb 2015 #17
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