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patricia92243

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8. I believe the President will go down in history as one of the greatest Presidents the USA was

Reply to desmiller (Original post)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:27 AM

Feb 2016

fortunate enough to have. BUT, in MHO, it will all be ruined by the TPP passage.

I hope the "party of no" will not sign it in hopes that their party would look good if they are the one to pass it. They are wrong, of course.

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A concern that I MUST share [View all] desmiller Feb 2016 OP

Your concern is noted. n/t NanceGreggs Feb 2016 #1

You have my thanks desmiller Feb 2016 #2

+1 n/t jaysunb Feb 2016 #3

Your typical condescension is noted. HERVEPA Feb 2016 #5

yeah, maybe the jobs will be shipped to Canada...I know mine was. virtualobserver Feb 2016 #6

Most jobs are being shipped to China and India Recursion Feb 2016 #12

Sigh shenmue Feb 2016 #4

The TPP would pretty much destroy his legacy Lorien Feb 2016 #7

I believe the President will go down in history as one of the greatest Presidents the USA was patricia92243 Feb 2016 #8

Funny thing is I voted for the Obama that was against NAFTA jillan Feb 2016 #9

No. The ultimate goal of the TPP is to isolate China and raise manufacturing costs. There are 2 ways okaawhatever Feb 2016 #10

Then it's a pretty lousy way to go about doing it. jeff47 Feb 2016 #14

Because Vietnam is forced to abide by the agreement, which forces China to agree, as well. randome Feb 2016 #15

Nope. There's nothing that requires Vietnam to put TPP conditions jeff47 Feb 2016 #16

Agreed but a Vietnam in TPP (assuming it really has enforceable labor/environmental stanards) pampango Feb 2016 #17

Eh. The TPP is marginally better than the bilateral agreements it's replacing Recursion Feb 2016 #11

You figured him out. The 'Muslim socialist' has wanted to destroy America, now with "Obamatrade". pampango Feb 2016 #13