America is about to make a horrible mistake all over again

[yallerdawg]

18. Fight the future!

That "giant sucking sound" is called capitalism. This is the economic system we live under.

What massive trade agreement do we have with China? Did Walmart and Apple tell us all about it?

What's that old story? When they came up with the light bulb, think what would it do to the candle makers? And of course Henry Ford - “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

Kill these trade partnerships to save jobs? Smoke and mirrors, folks, smoke and mirrors.

Past trade deals like NAFTA have not always lived up to the hype – and the President is the first to recognize that. That’s why he is working with Congress to upgrade our existing trade deals with one that reflects American values. It’s called the Trans-Pacific Partnership — the most progressive trade agreement the world has ever seen.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a negotiation with 11 countries in the Asia Pacific, including Canada and Mexico. Through the Trans-Pacific Partnership we are renegotiating NAFTA and instituting stronger, fully enforceable labor and environmental standards. These high standards will not only bring hundreds of millions of people under enforceable labor standards and protect endangered wildlife in one of the fastest growing regions of the world—they will also help level the playing field for workers and businesses here at home by ensuring our trade partners are playing by the rules.

To help deliver the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the President is also asking Congress to work together to pass bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority which will help guarantee that America speaks with one voice on trade priorities like protecting our workers and environment.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/trade