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DanTex

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2. Thanks for the link. Yes, my mind is open.

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 11:12 AM

Apr 2015

Being "on the fence" is actually a shining endorsement compared to what most of DU feels about TPP. The fact that economists I trust like Stiglitz oppose it gives me some pause. Even the usually pro-trade Krugman has stated (mild) opposition. I can see both sides of the issue, but if it really does raise rather than lower labor and environmental standards, and gives us more leverage over China, that is good.

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Why I am on the fence about TPP. [View all] DanTex Apr 2015 OP

President Obama seeks to globalize rights for workers. Currently, the deck is stacked against us. BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #1

Thanks for the link. Yes, my mind is open. DanTex Apr 2015 #2

Christina Romer, a renowned Berkeley economist who helped draft recommendations for the Stimulus, BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #3

Pretty much anyone with half a brain wanted a stimulus, and a bigger one than we got. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #6

That's very interesting ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #14

I don't think most 'anti-TPP' people are 'anti-trade'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #4

Excellent post. Hoyt Apr 2015 #5

Like you, I too am on the fence Sheepshank Apr 2015 #7

And, btw... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #8

The policies he has pushed for have consistently been pro-middle class. DanTex Apr 2015 #10

And the policies he has ignored have been consistently anti-middle class. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #12

The Republicans are to blame for that. DanTex Apr 2015 #13

ACA was a major giveaway to the private insurance industry. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #17

I'm on the fence also.. sendero Apr 2015 #9

Excellent! DCBob Apr 2015 #11

Seems our President just can't help but volunteer for punishment sometimes BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #15

The paragraph I have a problem with: gollygee Apr 2015 #16

It's not like Keystone. DanTex Apr 2015 #18