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jeff47

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8. Could you point to the parts of TPP that are actually about trade?

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 11:46 AM

Jun 2015

Keep in mind there already are free trade agreements with 80% of the GDP covered by the TPP. 12% of the remaining GDP is Japan, where tariffs on US goods average 1.2%. USD-Yen currency fluctuation has been WAY more than 1.2%, dwarfing any effects of that small tariff.

So this massive treaty boosts trade with...8% of the GDP covered by the treaty. Oooo.

Btw, what about the ISDS process, or extending copyrights and patents is about trade? (Not really a fair question since the TPP isn't about trade. It's about capital and investment.)

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Is is a sad fact, Hillary helped to organize the TPP [View all] TheNutcracker Jun 2015 OP

What do you know about the responsibilities of SOS? Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #1

You do know that Hillary was not the first SOS and their duties and their Autumn Jun 2015 #4

I ask the question of the poster who may or may not know part of the responsibilities of the SOS is Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #6

Could you point to the parts of TPP that are actually about trade? jeff47 Jun 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author upaloopa Jun 2015 #2

Putting Hillary aside, I am convinced the reason Obama is in favor of this trade agreement randys1 Jun 2015 #3

K & R AzDar Jun 2015 #5

So, now she just organized it? Just a week ago you guys were saying she "wrote" it. leftofcool Jun 2015 #7

She did that, doing her best to make sure that it prioritized labor and environmental standards. DanTex Jun 2015 #9

Can't stand D Brooks, but he's pretty much right on the parts in OP. Sorry. Didn't read article. Hoyt Jun 2015 #10