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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 23, 2017 17:20:52 GMT -5
I liked TPP in theory but there were way to many vague parts of it, including many tech and IP related segments. Add in that the politicians voting on it had limited opportunities to see limited parts of the document and I'm fine tabling it for now.
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 23, 2017 19:43:53 GMT -5
Agreements such as this for or against should require approval by Congress and signature by the President. There should be no legal way for Obama or Trump to agree to it or to disapprove of it by himself. They are treaties by another name. Same for things such as the Iran nuclear deal.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 8:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2017 11:14:30 GMT -5
We are all aware that the global economy is here to stay, right? And without NAFTA, all those "US jobs lost to Mexico because of NAFTA" would have eventually just been "US jobs lost to Mexico (or some other country with cheap labor)". Global supply chains will seek out the lowest possible costs, and there's nothing we can do about it that's going to save American jobs. Unless we think US workers are going to start to be willing to work for 25 cents a day making sneakers and undershirts. All the hand-wringing over the ability of corporations to sue governments? Investor-State Dispute Settlement has been in trade deals in some form or another since 1959. The US is in like 50 deals already that have ISDS provisions in them. And you know why? So American companies can use it offensively. You think some Malaysian company will sue the US government over a some nonsense related to trade? Go ahead Malaysia, flex your muscles on us. Knock yourself out. We'll work with everyone else instead. We use this stuff because we have the upper hand in 99.8% of trade conversations. Small countries can't use it, because large countries are able to F them over in other ways if they even threaten it. And China? China won't be in TPP at the outset - which is GREAT for us (if we're in it). Because when China does want to join 5 years from now, guess who sets the terms? Not the Chinese, looking to get into the club. Nope - the club members get to tell China the terms of engagement. But we'll back out of it because Trump has to pander to his voters who believe that somehow, someway, we're going to start manufacturing a bunch of Edited in Ohio, and Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and West Virginia...which isn't going to happen (spoiler alert). And now the rest of the TPP nations are going to turn to China, and trade policy for the Pacific Rim will be set not by us, but by them. I hate to say "I told you so..." but I told you so: www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/07/trump-tpp-deal-withdrawal-trade-effects-215459"As China, which was never a part of the TPP, senses blood in the water, it is moving quickly to assert itself, rather than the United States, as the region’s trade arbiter. China is aiming to close talks by the end of this year on its behemoth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership—a trade agreement involving 15 other Asia-Pacific countries."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2017 11:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Nov 11, 2017 18:15:16 GMT -5
Trump says [insert lie/fabrication here]. Rinse. Repeat.
To be fair, I'm not sure "lie" is the correct word when the person making statements has no clue nor care about which he speaks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 14:33:45 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 8:11:56 GMT -5
If we were in TPP, we would have had about 40% of the global economy on our side as we entered this trade war with China. Instead, we're fighting one-on-one. And who's going to lose? Mostly, people who voted for Trump - like the almond farmers of central California who have had tariffs slapped on their exports to China.
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Post by tashoya on Apr 6, 2018 11:25:05 GMT -5
If we were in TPP, we would have had about 40% of the global economy on our side as we entered this trade war with China. Instead, we're fighting one-on-one. And who's going to lose? Mostly, people who voted for Trump - like the almond farmers of central California who have had tariffs slapped on their exports to China. This can't be correct. Trump isn't one of the 1%. He's the blue collar billionaire, no?
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 6, 2018 19:06:09 GMT -5
If we were in TPP, we would have had about 40% of the global economy on our side as we entered this trade war with China. Instead, we're fighting one-on-one. And who's going to lose? Mostly, people who voted for Trump - like the almond farmers of central California who have had tariffs slapped on their exports to China. Case in point, Ben Sasse has gone completely bonkers over this, and not entirely without cause.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 11:42:55 GMT -5
"The incompetence of our current administration is beyond comprehension. TPP is a terrible deal."
"a continuing rape of our country.”
Lol....
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 9:19:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 10:08:09 GMT -5
US companies say Trump's steel tariffs are already hurting their business hill.cm/RvV8FK0 Mexico's tariffs in retaliation to Trump have cost Iowa $560 million: report hill.cm/aFVrf80 Meanwhile, China's ZTE, which represents an actual national security threat to the US, is getting a lifeline from Trump admin. Canada might want to try throwing some cash at the President or his adult children....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 12:55:40 GMT -5
Guys, I have an idea. Let's get Villanova, St. John's, Xavier, Marquette, and Creighton to leave the Big East with us, and we'll form a new conference. THEN, let's get Seton Hall, Providence, DePaul, and Butler to join this new conference. But we won't call it the Big East, so we can brag to everyone about this AWESOME new conference we created! tinyurl.com/ycfghfo8
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 8:19:20 GMT -5
Art Of The Deal...
“We’re glad to see Mr. Trump step back from the suicide of Nafta withdrawal, but on the public evidence so far his new deal is worse.” -- WSJ
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 29, 2018 19:51:37 GMT -5
Art Of The Deal... “We’re glad to see Mr. Trump step back from the suicide of Nafta withdrawal, but on the public evidence so far his new deal is worse.” -- WSJ WSJ guilty of fake news. Look for Trump to criticize them no later than tonight. He'll probably just say they are stupid, like he did with LeBron. MAGA.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 12:13:41 GMT -5
Anonymous Op-Ed writer said they routinely steal stuff of his desk to keep him from doing stupid s.... Bernstein earlier in the week...
Unless the President has problems focusing on what he wants to do, how would simply removing a piece of paper from his desk stop him from doing anything?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 15:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by This Just In on Nov 7, 2018 10:56:45 GMT -5
If you think any of these companies are looking after your best interest or the best interest of the USA, then I do not know what the say. This issue is way bigger than gripes with Trump. The Presidential Fast-Track amendment and the rollback of generic medication to the public should be deemed unconstitutional. Who on this board wants themselves or loved ones to pay higher prices for cancer medication? Common Cause Report on Corporate Spending for the TPPHIGHLIGHTS Overall, members of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP spent at least $658,798,883 on federal lobbying and campaigns in 2014. Coalition members spent about five-times more on federal lobbying ($553.8 million) than they spent on political campaigns ($104.9 million). This spending does not include money members of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP gave to dark money political nonprofits that engage in electoral activity. Corporations that are members of the U.S Business Coalition for TPP members include:
o Fossil fuel companies: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, and Halliburton o Technology companies: Microsoft, Apple, IBM, eBay, Facebook, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, and Xerox o Wall Street banking institutions: Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs o Pharmaceutical companies: Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Johnson & Johnson o Food and beverage industry corporations: Kraft Foods, Coca-Cola, and Mars o Entertainment and telecommunications companies: Walt Disney Company, Time Warner, and Viacom/National Amusements o Automobile and aircraft manufacturers: General Motors, Honda North America, Toyota North America, and Boeing o Large-scale retailers and consumer-based companies: Walmart, Target, Nike, Protector & Gamble, General Electric, GAP, and JC Penny
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Post by TC on Nov 7, 2018 13:25:09 GMT -5
If you think any of these companies are looking after your best interest or the best interest of the USA, then I do not know what the say. This issue is way bigger than gripes with Trump. I think you underestimate our gripes with Trump. He isn't looking out for our best interest, or the best interest of the USA.
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