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marym625

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28. Thank you!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #23)

Wed May 13, 2015, 12:41 PM

May 2015

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Let's take the content of the TPP out of the equation for a moment [View all] marym625 May 2015 OP

Brookings sums it up nicely -- Hoyt May 2015 #1

I thank you for this marym625 May 2015 #4

We won't blindly pass the agreement, you'll see it before Obama submits it to Congress, assuming he Hoyt May 2015 #11

I am not blindly assuming it's bad marym625 May 2015 #15

All Supposition And Conjecture - However, Real Americans Lived Through The Past Trade Agreements cantbeserious May 2015 #10

Real Americans know trade agreements are not responsible for our problems that Hoyt May 2015 #12

That's a ridiculous assertion marym625 May 2015 #16

Oh sure, let's let the "dumbed down people" (your term) run our agriculture, health, man- Hoyt May 2015 #18

But "socially conscious businesses" are illegal in the USA. By LAW every business' sole goal is $$$$ Vincardog May 2015 #21

You don't actually believe that, do you? I admit many take a short-term view, but Hoyt May 2015 #22

real Americans marym625 May 2015 #34

Has Brookings been able to read the agreement? drm604 May 2015 #32

Brookings reps are on the TPP advisory committees. They have a bunch of other articles too. Hoyt May 2015 #33

When we talk about how secret it was - we need to remember that it was NOT secret to business jwirr May 2015 #2

yep! marym625 May 2015 #5

Because we trust Daddy, obviously. malthaussen May 2015 #3

Well, I get a knew daddy marym625 May 2015 #6

There are some content-based reasons one might support the TPP... malthaussen May 2015 #8

none that I know about marym625 May 2015 #13

Well, we could have a conversation about that. malthaussen May 2015 #14

Too tired and busy right now marym625 May 2015 #17

good post. cali May 2015 #7

Great point marym625 May 2015 #9

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Thank you, marym625! Enthusiast May 2015 #19

Thank you marym625 May 2015 #25

USA not just mediocre--still on the downward slide to hell and 3rd world existence Demeter May 2015 #20

Precisely just look at the recent rail disasters swilton May 2015 #26

Very true marym625 May 2015 #27

K & R Omaha Steve May 2015 #23

Thank you! marym625 May 2015 #28

Very well thought out swilton May 2015 #24

Thank you marym625 May 2015 #29

That makes too much sense marym. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #30

ha ha! marym625 May 2015 #31

Excellent post. I want to point out again as I have a lot, that no one has done this rhett o rick May 2015 #35

Thank you, Rhett. marym625 May 2015 #36

I fear that a lot of people don't understand rhetoric. If someone says they "firmly believe" it rhett o rick May 2015 #37

yep. marym625 May 2015 #38

Your premise that NAFTA harmed the US economy, while an article of faith here, just isn't true Recursion Jun 2015 #39

Yeah, Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #40

Thank you marym625 Jun 2015 #42

absolutely false. marym625 Jun 2015 #41