The Main Point of why TPP is bad is that it HANDS OVER AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY TO BIG CORPORATIONS

[AZ Progressive]

It allows Big Corporations to supersede governmental authority, it allows them to usurp regulations and even makes PROFITS A RIGHT.

[Hoyt]

1. It does not, anymore than the 2500 trade agreements that include the same dispute mechanism since

1959, including NAFTA championed by Robert Reich, and agreements among the European Union.

[ibegurpard]

2. And since there's someone somewhere in the world eating dirt

people in this country don't deserve to be able to feed themselves either.
Yeah, we got your Darryl Issa logic in several other places tonight.

[Hoyt]

4. I doubt there are many here, if any, who can't feed themselves because of trade agreements.

Other factors, yes, but not trade agreements.

[BainsBane]

3. Want to know how that works with NAFTA?

Watch this:

[ibegurpard]

5. well deja vu...

[stonecutter357]

6. .

[woo me with science]

7. K&R Corporations do not represent. They exploit for profit.

That is why it's so dangerous to allow them into governments that wield power over human lives.

[99Forever]

8. That just one of many reasons.

I dare any of the tools here pimping this ugly monster to show where any of these "free trade deals" has EVER on the balance of ALL factors, been good for working Americans. EVERY one of them has cost tons of jobs and made the trade balance far worse. EVERY FUCKING ONE OF THEM.