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In reply to the discussion: Is It Wrong For Me To Believe That Obama Is Playing 3D Chess With This TPP?..... [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)and I can't figure out what's what.
There are only two things I know about this whole issue. One, majorities of Americans support free trade and even support TPP but with some caveats and nuances. "The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted May 12-18 among 2,002 adults, finds that 58% say free trade agreements with other countries have been a good thing for the U.S., while 33% say they have been a bad thing." "About six-in-ten independents (62%) and Democrats (58%) say free trade agreements have been good for the U.S., as do 53% of Republicans. Nearly half of independents (47%), 42% of Democrats and 39% of Republicans say their familys finances have been helped by free trade agreements.http://www.people-press.org/2015/05/27/free-trade-agreements-seen-as-good-for-u-s-but-concerns-persist/
Two, the president's detractors, particularly on this board, have declared him and his intentions evil, corrupt and against the will of the people more times than I can count and they have been proven in the vast majority of those instances to be flat out, 100%, no bones about it, WRONG.
So I am waiting and seeing.