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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

djean111

(14,255 posts)

13. Oh, a wondrous part of the magical TPP will do away with that nasty "buy American" thing.

Reply to leftofcool (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 07:10 PM

Apr 2015

To say "buy American" is to possibly deny a corporation based in another signatory country of profits.
So, to "Buy American!" we must sing a sad "Bye, bye, Miss American Pie.., er, Miss Pie"!. Sorry!

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