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In reply to the discussion: The Final Leaked TPP Text is All That We Feared [View all]stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)other countries. The TPP most likely won't serve the interests of average American workers and the middle class as well, but even if it somehow and miraculously did, we will take in to account that our government is getting other sovereign governments to subject their citizens to rules that most likely benefit the financial elite at the expense of their citizens I'd hope.
We are better than the Republicans aren't we?
I loathe the argument that ISDS has never resulted in the U.S. being taken to court and the U.S. losing a case. Even if the U.S. NEVER loses a case due to ISDS, it is still a horrible aspect of the TPP. And, I don't care if it's been in use for decades. It needs to NOT be in use because it gives too much power to multinational corporations to wield power over elected officials BEHIND CLOSED DOORS in world governments that allow themselves to be subject to these terms. Threats can be made that we never even hear about. The potential is there to subvert elected governments acting on behalf of the citizens that elect them.
They don't hate us for our freedoms that's for damn sure. More of us need to care much more than we do.