What issues are stalling the TPP? Big tobacco, Sugar, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Canadian and NZ Dairy

[cali]

And more.


http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/will-trans-pacific-trade-deal-go-up-in-smoke-over-anti-tobacco-proposal-121272.html

http://mobile.biopharma-reporter.com/Markets-Regulations/TPP-leak-Sweeping-IP-protections-will-block-biosimilars-MSF-says


http://i.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/business/71122966/nz-wont-agree-to-tpp-until-dairy-gets-a-fair-deal-say-experts


http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/politics/tpp-negotiations-snagged-trade-deal/

More news:

Wikileaks is offering a 100,000 pound reward for a copy of it.

There were large protests of the TPP yesterday across New Zealand.

It's become a big issue in the Canadian election.

[truebluegreen]

1. It would certainly be sweet if corporate overreach

by big pHarma and the tobacco companies tanked this overreaching deal.

[cali]

2. I don't think it likely, but the longer negotiations drag out, the more likely

it and trade in general, will become an election issue.

[truebluegreen]

3. As it should be; here's hoping.

p.s. nice to have you back.

[djean111]

4. Gee, I thought it was only us Obama-hating, poor Vietnamese farmer despising, Americans

who hate this corporate coup. Wow.