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jeff47

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16. Nope. There's nothing that requires Vietnam to put TPP conditions

Reply to randome (Reply #15)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:55 PM

Feb 2016

in an agreement with China.

And TPP is more extensive than CAFTA so the hope is that there will be more regulation of those issues you mentioned

When the "less extensive" provisions are not enforced at all, why should we believe the "more extensive" provisions would be?

Especially when slave labor is being officially overlooked in order to get more countries into the TPP.

It's like ACA but for global trade, meaning it was the best that could get done with the players involved.

Except the major player that is making it worse is US. Our hand was not forced by other countries.

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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