Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Some Very Bad Politics From The White House

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110. Bs.. Anyone who tells you trade is free is selling something!

We are the only developed nation that doesn't insist on trade tariffs of any kind (most, today, calculate a value added tax or tax calculating the value of somethings components), including China. Trade deals, like the tpp don't enhance our standing in the global economy, they weaken it significantly and exacerbate other issues (low and stagnant wages, high unemployment, loss of manufacturing base, etc). If this deal is so fucking great for the American economy and people, then why aren't we allowed to see what is in it? What little we have seen of it (thank god for wiki leaks) is pretty abhorrent because very little of it actually has anything to do with trade and a lot to do with selling our sovereignty to the highest bidder. You brought up China and asked if it would be better if they wrote the rules... Well, I assure you, to a great extent they did. Rumor has it that there is nothing in the tpp to prevent currency manipulation, something the Chinese have done to great effect when dealing with our market place for years on top of the fact that it allows a corporation to sue (not in a court of law mind you but in a corporate friendly tribunal) our nation because our environmental or labor laws may cause them to lose profits. Just because this deal is supported by politicians with Ds next to their names does not make it beneficial for the American people! Hero worship ("it's okay because it's my guy screwing me this time) is going to be the death of our democracy!