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38. Somebody did. Everything is the death knell, last straw, end of the world, the sky is always

Mon May 11, 2015, 03:51 PM

May 2015

falling, etc, etc.

Hyperbolic nonsense in my opinion. It's just a bad trade deal that hasn't even been finalized. It won't cause some Dystopian future.

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The TPP is the death knell for our country's economy [View all] Aerows May 2015 OP

Yes, even Hillary said, while SOS, that it covers 40% of world commerce. Fuck that shit. NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

I sometimes wonder Aerows May 2015 #2

If you're talking about conventional political power, Jackpine Radical May 2015 #53

Good luck. Folks in most of the other countries asked to he part of the TPP. Hoyt May 2015 #3

Yes, I saw that. Thousands of "folks" in other countries marching in the streets Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #5

Any links to back that claim up or is this just Hoyt's opinion? neverforget May 2015 #8

Well, no one is twisting their arms. Any of the countries could drop out at any time. Hoyt May 2015 #9

Links for this claim: neverforget May 2015 #10

How do you think the government trade reps became potential parties? Hoyt May 2015 #13

so in other words, the regular citizens of those countries aren't neverforget May 2015 #21

I would suggest to you that a peasant in Vietnam would love to get a good job and see the country Hoyt May 2015 #63

I would suggest to you that the government of Vietnam doesn't give a shit about their neverforget May 2015 #64

I'd suggest that poor countries don't have the capital to pay a lot nire. Take USA up to about Hoyt May 2015 #66

What "folks"? Corporate "folks"? The oligarchs in near-medieval countries? JDPriestly May 2015 #12

Duly elected government officials. Do you also think all the governments are puppets of Hoyt May 2015 #14

I think most are, at the present time. nt. polly7 May 2015 #15

Sad. I gotta get up early in the morning and go to my evil small corporate job. Hoyt May 2015 #16

Yes, it IS sad. polly7 May 2015 #19

Maybe the boys at Heritage will give you the day off. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #22

Make that the "folks" at Heritage Art_from_Ark May 2015 #23

Brookings. And your allies on TPP are xenophobic, Nationalist, myopic Tbaggers. Hoyt May 2015 #28

Ours is. Why not their's? Yes. I think that government officials all over the world have JDPriestly May 2015 #20

Greece, and Iceland. polly7 May 2015 #31

Japan is a "near-medieval country"? Major Hogwash May 2015 #26

JDPriestly didn't say anything about Japan Art_from_Ark May 2015 #27

Japan is one of the countries involved with the TPP trade plan, Art. Major Hogwash May 2015 #50

If the TPP was so bad, then why isn't Skinner banning people for supporting it? Major Hogwash May 2015 #51

Huh? Art_from_Ark May 2015 #56

Well, that doesn't mean it won't work out in the end. Major Hogwash May 2015 #70

I have zero confidence it will work to the benefit of the average citizen Art_from_Ark May 2015 #71

I am well aware of that, as I have watched Japanese TPP debates on Japanese TV Art_from_Ark May 2015 #55

By folks you mean "corporations are people, my friend" I reckon. TheKentuckian May 2015 #61

The demise of unions AgingAmerican May 2015 #4

the NAFTA gang- Clinton, Gore, D'Andrea Tyson et al nationalize the fed May 2015 #6

Excellent. Brilliant. I agree wholeheartedly. It takes only a little ability to think logically JDPriestly May 2015 #17

There are ways to get a college degree without loading redstateblues May 2015 #57

Yes. Depending on your situation. But for many students those "ways" are not available. JDPriestly May 2015 #58

In TN the lottery gives scholarships redstateblues May 2015 #59

That's great news. Indiana - my alma mater. JDPriestly May 2015 #60

This video should be an OP War Horse May 2015 #25

I'm beginning to think that bell has already rung Binkie The Clown May 2015 #7

I doubt that you really know that. Kablooie May 2015 #11

Oh yes they can. Anyone who understands the damage that NAFTA and trade with China JDPriestly May 2015 #18

Many of these Pro-TPP posts Aerows May 2015 #37

Ask not for whom the death knells for, it knells for thee. Major Hogwash May 2015 #24

Hello, Feudalism! Octafish May 2015 #29

Outsourcing outsourcing Aerows May 2015 #39

Walmartization of the Economy Octafish May 2015 #47

Indeed Aerows May 2015 #48

The American people are realizing that they're next on the Owner's Genocidal To-Do list. Octafish May 2015 #49

You KNOW Monsanto is already working on this: hifiguy May 2015 #45

Harry Harrison has been proven correct at every turn of modern history. Octafish May 2015 #46

"Bill the Galactic Hero" should be compulsory reading in High School. [n/t] Maedhros May 2015 #52

It's always Bowb Your Buddy Week. Octafish May 2015 #67

I will check that out. hifiguy May 2015 #54

You will laugh from the first page to the last... Octafish May 2015 #69

Australia and New Zealand are expanding trade with the Asian-Pacific market. especially their dairy Sunlei May 2015 #30

Which I believe Aerows May 2015 #32

Hyperbole much? MohRokTah May 2015 #33

No Aerows May 2015 #34

Game over, man! Game over! FSogol May 2015 #35

I'm fairly certain Aerows May 2015 #36

Somebody did. Everything is the death knell, last straw, end of the world, the sky is always FSogol May 2015 #38

So because someone said something at some point Aerows May 2015 #40

Where did I say it was your responsibility? FSogol May 2015 #41

"Somebody did". n/t Aerows May 2015 #42

LOL. A indefinite pronoun means you specifically? FSogol May 2015 #43

File under: Aerows May 2015 #44

How much bad do you think you can pile up and have a good outcome? TheKentuckian May 2015 #62

I'm positing that we can identify and solve problems without the large amounts of ridiculous, FSogol May 2015 #65

K & R AzDar May 2015 #68