TPP free trade deal threatens democracy, jobs

[OhioChick]

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cost United States workers 700,000 jobs. But another effect was to drive Mexican small farmers out of business.

In the brave new world of free trade, Costco makes tortilla chips and salsa in the US and trucks them to its stores in Mexico.

US Congress will soon debate whether to “fast-track” a trade deal that would make job-killers like NAFTA look puny. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is being negotiated by Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US and Vietnam.

It would give corporations the right to sue national governments if they passed any law, regulation, or court ruling interfering with a corporation’s “expected future profits”.

More: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/54739

[djean111]

1. Not looking forward to the spin on this one.

[Puzzledtraveller]

3. the spin is simple

We did it, so it has to be good, we as in (D).

[Hubert Flottz]

2. This will be one thing the republican house will...

agree with Obama on.

[djean111]

6. No, they won't, I think- as far as the voters are concerned. Yes, in private, of course.

They will use all the worst parts (are there any good parts?) as campaign fodder against Dems. I think Dems may have to run as being against the TPP, when the secret secret details are revealed. When it is too late to do anything.

[pa28]

4. K&R

[leftstreet]

5. DURec

[mick063]

7. Where is the outrage?

Probably divided among many, many issues.

What a perfect time to slip this "mickey" in our drink.

[antigop]

8. and who played a leading part in drafting the TPP? Hillary Clinton.

according to Business Week:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=67554