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Doremus

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30. Maybe we shouldn't have made them so powerful with our consumer-society $$

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 06:13 PM

Aug 2016

But like everything else with corporations, their foresight is about as far as the next financial statement.

I agree with your reasoning re the potus, btw. Well-intentioned can still be wrong.

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"China is not a part of TPP" Obama at presser live right now [View all] flamingdem Aug 2016 OP

I have long wondered why most here oppose radical noodle Aug 2016 #1

I'm with you, I need to learn more about TPP since I usually see Obama's reaoning flamingdem Aug 2016 #3

It's not about people zipplewrath Aug 2016 #4

THe issue being that they become too powerful? flamingdem Aug 2016 #6

Obama says there are good controls over employee benefits radical noodle Aug 2016 #7

Previous agreements zipplewrath Aug 2016 #12

Good information flamingdem Aug 2016 #17

Not allowed to explain zipplewrath Aug 2016 #20

And it shouldn't allow you to drop stink bombs like this, either. LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #35

What would that be? zipplewrath Aug 2016 #37

While the environmental folks were trashing TPP, Obama helped with Paris Accord Hoyt Aug 2016 #24

What problems will it solve? zipplewrath Aug 2016 #28

So a Vietnamese or Mexican gets a decent job at an auto plant,or some guy in rural Mississippi Hoyt Aug 2016 #29

Define "good" zipplewrath Aug 2016 #31

You are looking at this totally from a Nationalistic view point. They won't a have chance at Hoyt Aug 2016 #33

Not exactly zipplewrath Aug 2016 #34

I think their best hope is to get a little bit better job, then as they acquire skills, they'll Hoyt Aug 2016 #38

At what cost zipplewrath Aug 2016 #39

Nationalism and Americanfirstism at its finest. We took more than our share Hoyt Aug 2016 #40

Our new motto zipplewrath Aug 2016 #48

That's the motto of those who view foreign workers as scabs. Hoyt Aug 2016 #49

Everything is better zipplewrath Aug 2016 #50

Because trade deals rarely work out well for the working class davidn3600 Aug 2016 #21

There was a news story in the last couple of days LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #36

You don't know enough because of the fact the government doesn't want you to know ANYTHING about it. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #25

i thought the content was fairly well understood by those that oppose it maxsolomon Aug 2016 #42

Is the complete text available online? If not, why not? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #43

yes maxsolomon Aug 2016 #44

Thank you. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #45

haha maxsolomon Aug 2016 #46

I think you just shot the nail in the head. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #47

The top Democrat on trade in the House is against it as are the majority of Democrats in the House. think Aug 2016 #26

I am conflicted about it democrattotheend Aug 2016 #41

WW I zipplewrath Aug 2016 #2

Yes, he didn't use that wording but it is generally the point flamingdem Aug 2016 #5

Or it could start a real shootin' war zipplewrath Aug 2016 #8

I didn't get the feeling that this was to "isolate" China radical noodle Aug 2016 #9

Do you prefer the word "exclude"? zipplewrath Aug 2016 #13

But don't we already have tons of trade with China? radical noodle Aug 2016 #15

What makes sense abouting a war? zipplewrath Aug 2016 #18

Interesting, a very complex international issue and possible military conflict flamingdem Aug 2016 #14

Because he isn't perfect zipplewrath Aug 2016 #19

Maybe we shouldn't have made them so powerful with our consumer-society $$ Doremus Aug 2016 #30

Wait, WHAT? Atman Aug 2016 #10

His point was this radical noodle Aug 2016 #11

Huh? zipplewrath Aug 2016 #16

Sure oil is huge but radical noodle Aug 2016 #22

Thanks for a link to the presser flamingdem Aug 2016 #23

Alot of clothing comes out of that region zipplewrath Aug 2016 #27

TPP will pass in the lame duck. tritsofme Aug 2016 #32