20+ years later, NAFTA receives mixed reviews, pro and con, but it is reasonable to ask whether benefits are outweighing the costs. Mexico's economy is so great that an estimated 1/3 of their population has mostly illegally moved to the USA or is trying to. We have lost an enormous percentage of our manufacturing base and our trade deficits have swelled. But certainly some jobs were created to replace those that were lost.
NAFTA at 20: One Million U.S. Jobs Lost, Higher Income Inequality*|*Lori Wallach
NAFTA, 20 Years Later: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? - Knowledge@Wharton
But NAFTA was made fully public and we knew what our elected representatives were voting on and the public commentary, pro and con was easily understood and evaluated.
Can anybody here tell us what is written into the TPP? If it is so great, why all the shroud of secrecy? We know how a bill called Obamacare has turned out when they 'had to pass the bill in order for us for find out what is in it." By early 2014, at least 35 changes had been made to the bill, most illegally, just to keep it afloat. And that just put us at the mercy of Americans who may or may not have our best interests at heart.
What risks are there for us to hand over sovereignty to foreign nations, many of which have already demonstrated that they do not have our best interests at heart? I am all for free trade, but I do not want us to legally obligate us to requirements that will handicap our negotiating ability and/or give other nations unfair advantage. I hope there are responsible legislators in Washington who will make sure this is not a huge boondoggle and another USA giveaway before they say yes.
And yes, Hillary and everybody else who aspires to be President should have a public opinion about that.