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In reply to the discussion: Y'all don't get it [View all]stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)From my perspective and many others that is the propaganda (utilized time after time) that is used to push these agreements down our throats. That specific point has been rebutted very successfully many times around here so I'm not going to bother.
There are LOTS of issues involved with the TPP, and there are many valid reasons to oppose it. You've surely been exposed to those reasons so I'm not going to recount them here. There are also many respected economists that aren't supportive. The politicians and organizations that are against the TPP are many, and most of those politicians, organizations, and groups that are frothing at the mouth in support of the TPP are traditionally my political enemies.
I'm not going to try and persuade you to be against the TPP. That would be foolish.
If you have a large investment portfolio then I'm not surprised at your support for the TPP. The TPP will be exceptionally fantastic for the investor class. Unbelievably fantastic no doubt. You are simply arguing on behalf of something that will pay off well for you.
If you don't have a large investment portfolio or if you have a large investment portfolio but you care about the well-being of the middle, working, and poverty classes, then your support of the TPP befuddles me.
Sorry, we're not going to see eye-to-eye here.