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Faryn Balyncd

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6. A fig leaf to cover an end run around environmental, labor, & other regulations without

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:03 PM

Apr 2015

having to change the law, combined with being able to "recover" loss of projected prpfits without even having to do the work.

(and that's not to even mention extending intellectual property monopolies).

all in the name of "free trade".

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Eric Schneiderman, NY Att. Gen.: "Don't Let TPP Gut State Laws" [View all] Faryn Balyncd Apr 2015 OP

The entire article is a good read. Faryn Balyncd Apr 2015 #1

it is. I posted it earlier. it got all of one reply cali Apr 2015 #2

FYI - Here's how Wyden is trying to sell his support for TPP to Oregon Constituents. 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #3

That kind of sounds what Wisconsin's congressional rep. is saying too. midnight Apr 2015 #11

It's like someone slipped some GOP Kool Aid into the Democratic Caucus water cooler nt 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #12

kick cali Apr 2015 #4

Bingo!! The "trade" part of the deal is nothing but a fig leaf; a kind of bullwinkle428 Apr 2015 #5

A fig leaf to cover an end run around environmental, labor, & other regulations without Faryn Balyncd Apr 2015 #6

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #7

for later reading (and saving) nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #8

I guess fracking will thrive here in NY, ban or no ban, it would cost the state too much Dragonfli Apr 2015 #9

K&R! Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #10