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Export supported jobs exist too you know, and will be bolstered by the deal, not to mention the immense foreign policy benefits. It's sad to see a bi-partisan effort only to submarine good policy.
and if it was actually an exercise in good public policy, why was it something to be hidden from the public?
no doubt there were benefits
but i suspect the disadvantages would outweigh those benefits. but because only the insiders can know what is in the proposed TPP, i cannot assure my assessment is a valid one
looking back on NAFTA, there was a substantial amount of opposition, yet that FREE trade agreement passed. and many jobs were lost. my state went from being the first in the nation in the portion of employment coming from industry/manufacturing to second tier. we lost much of the textile, communications, furniture, and tobacco production
it was great for walmart because they were able to buy cheaper products from china, and assisted the chinese to be able to pass us and emerge as the world's foremost economic power
we bought cheap stuff
at least those who had money to buy
it wasn't from those who lost their jobs due to FREE trade
and now they want FAST track
we should insist on transparency about what is (supposedly) being negotiated in our behalf
and we should insist on FAIR trade for a change (we can actually believe in)
out trading partners, to access our lucrative markets, should be required to comply with OSHA, Labor and EPA rules just as American companies must. only then it would be FAIR trade