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PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts) Wed Jun 24, 2015, 12:35 PM Jun 2015

TPP, because you can too! [View all]

Last edited Wed Jun 24, 2015, 10:12 PM - Edit history (1)

You too can become a prosperous owner (manager) of southeast asian labor. Profits are sure to come your way using proven race-to-the-bottom (expenditure lessening) strategies. Get on board with the TPP or get left out of this next century's economic prosperity.

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Fuck azmom Jun 2015 #1

Are you making fun of Asian workers? Hoyt Jun 2015 #2

No PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #3

Do you know what country they are from? Asians in the better off countries get paid reasonably well Hoyt Jun 2015 #5

Trade does not have to be a zero-sum game. jeff47 Jun 2015 #7

"All Americans" are not going to suffer. In fact, very few even run a small risk of "suffering." Hoyt Jun 2015 #8

Not according to your claims. jeff47 Jun 2015 #10

I'm arguing that greedy Americans will let workers abroad starve if they think it will cost them a Hoyt Jun 2015 #12

So we should measure our own standard of living based on how shitty other people have it? truebrit71 Jun 2015 #14

Really? How did you arrive at that? lonestarnot Jun 2015 #4

Hoyt's standard talking point is we're all xenophobic racists jeff47 Jun 2015 #6

Sort of, and don't leave out Greedy too. The photos are not of Malaysian factory slaves. Hoyt Jun 2015 #9

And if the TPP only covered the workers in the photo, you might have a point! jeff47 Jun 2015 #11

No it does not because it increases standards. Most Malaysian workers are not forced labor. Hoyt Jun 2015 #13

That would be relevant if we have ever attempted to enforce the standards in any previous agreement. jeff47 Jun 2015 #15

Why not. The way to stop forced labor is to make it better for the 2/3rds of workers who are not in Hoyt Jun 2015 #16

a little jeff v hoyt here PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #17