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ismnotwasm

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3. Yeah.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2018, 04:00 PM

May 2018

No expert in international trade, but few people are. For all it’s flaws the TPP was a complex compromise with many nations and now we are left with NAFTA. And Trump.

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Pull out of TPP and watch the jobs go overseas: First up Harley Davidson [View all] grantcart May 2018 OP

Lots of "bikers" in KC, KS. tazkcmo May 2018 #1

I could have been an obscenely well-compensated CEO of any company. Turbineguy May 2018 #2

Yeah. ismnotwasm May 2018 #3

I am not an expert on NAFTA grantcart May 2018 #6

NAFTA leveled the anti US tilt of the playing field Cicada May 2018 #7

As Transportation Infrasturce is Modernized. Wellstone ruled May 2018 #4

but ..but... LSFL May 2018 #5

The US was never in the TPP, so how could it 'pull out'? Exotica May 2018 #8

The US was a signatory on Feb 3 2016 grantcart May 2018 #16

rump's Americans first is BS duforsure May 2018 #9

K&R betsuni May 2018 #10

I sure wish some politicians who call themselves champions of the working class Tavarious Jackson May 2018 #11

In 2016, Clinton, O'Malley, and Sanders all opposed the TPP. Jim Lane May 2018 #12

Hillary said it needed work. She wasn't completely against it. Tavarious Jackson May 2018 #13

She opposed the final draft. Jim Lane May 2018 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2018 #14

Many on DU were against the TPP...its one of the few things... Xolodno May 2018 #17

I was denounced as a 'neoliberal' for supporting TPP and free trade comradebillyboy May 2018 #18

ISDS would let foreign corporations write (or cancel) all our environmental laws FiveGoodMen May 2018 #19