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fasttense

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5. The T-pee-pee is NOT a trade agreement. It's a Bill of Rights for corporate profits.

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 05:44 AM

Sep 2012

It has very little to do with regulating trade and a lot to do with setting up a separate legal system or tribunal where corporations have absolute rights to exploit national resources and citizens. It makes it illegal to have farmer's markets. You think I exaggerate?

Take a look here: http://tppwatch.org/what-is-tppa/

If Obama passes this, it will be the kiss of death to democracy and the seal of approval for fascism.

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U.S. Trade Rep Confident About Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all] limpyhobbler Sep 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #1

As though NAFTA needed steroids. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #2

....and that trade rep doesn't have to worry that he will be unemployed because of this. NCarolinawoman Sep 2012 #3

Obama's screw American workers trade pact nt msongs Sep 2012 #4

The T-pee-pee is NOT a trade agreement. It's a Bill of Rights for corporate profits. fasttense Sep 2012 #5