The President's Unseemly Attacks On Progressives DEFY LOGIC

[rhett o rick]

172. I have asked repeatedly for specific reasons to support the TPP

I did read the thread. Whether you believe it or not, I want the truth. If there are arguments to pass the TPP I want to read them. That thread does not include one single specific reason to pass the TPP. How possibly could it help American workers?

There are those that worry about the Chinese. I also worry that the Chinese will become a domineering world factor, but no one has explained what kind of mechanism could possibly be in the TPP that will protect the American workers. What specifically will save our jobs. For example, will it raise tariffs so American workers can compete with foreign workers? What specifically will be included to help American workers.

The same conservatives that are pushing the TPP are also currently supporting tax breaks for companies to move factories overseas, so I don't think their support means that the TPP will be beneficial to the American worker.

There are some hints that the TPP will in fact eliminate American jobs. The Democrats are fighting the Republicons over including re-training in the agreement for those that WILL lose their jobs. They are admitting we will lose American jobs.

In that thread someone posted about 10 or 12 concerns that Sen Sanders and others have. NO ONE has addressed those concerns. The President hasn't addressed a single concern specifically. He basically says to trust him and has ridiculed those that are skeptical.
No one has provided any specific benefits of the TPP.

Some say we must fix NAFTA. I agree, but how specifically will the TPP fix NAFTA? We've been lied to before (when NAFTA was passed) and need to be skeptical.

I also saw a number of posts that said that they trusted Obama or had faith in Obama. This type of blind faith scares me when so many unions, environmental organizations, economists, etc. are warning us against it.