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#TPP #NoFastTrack
merrily
(45,251 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)Ugh. what next?
zeemike
(18,998 posts)that tell us if we don't like the TPP we are Obama haters...and the TPP will make Obama go down in history as the greatest president ever.
MissDeeds
(7,499 posts)one hell of a lot more than BO.
erronis
(15,241 posts)While the title is not overwhelming positive as most Bernie supporters would write;
I also think we need more understanding of what the hell is going on here.
So far the administration has been particularly opaque, perhaps even more so than its targeting of drone strikes. This opacity naturally leads most of us to think that there are a bunch of deals that are being worked on that aren't in favor of the general American public.
Personally, I don't trust any of them without seeing the proposals ahead of time, having time to understand these, and then being given a forum to affect the outcome.
Right now I think the only ones that have seen all of the chapters/sections/paragraphs are the corporations, other countries, and some lobbyist/lawyers. All of whom will benefit from this obscurity.
Strange way to run a democracy.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)MissDeeds
(7,499 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)OBTW, get a gig at the Clinton Foundation if you can.
Their 11 salaried employees earn between $138,750 and $464,229.
This makes me feel warm and fuzzy and purple inside.
See page 34: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/sites/default/files/clinton_foundation_report_public_11-19-14.pdf
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)You know--like those firefighters and teachers who would suffer if the SS cap were raised on incomes over $100,000.
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)the Senate has only three members who care about the American people? Sanders, Warren, Brown...who else do we have?
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)to a new Gilded Age.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)AzDar
(14,023 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
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