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Re:US Announces Withdrawal from TPP by jordanb on Saturday January 21, 2017 @10:16PM (#13453408)
The fact that most trade agreements are negotiated in secret by special interests doesn't make it right.

The TPP was full of provisions that would have made profits higher for corporations and very little that would genuinely protect workers and the environment. This is understandable given that most the voices in the room were representing corporations.

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Re:US Announces Withdrawal from TPP by knowaveragejoe on Saturday January 21, 2017 @11:11PM (#13453549)
Were it totally open you'd see something analogous to NIMBYism, would you not?
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Re:US Announces Withdrawal from TPP by themusicgod1 on Saturday January 21, 2017 @11:52PM (#13453639)
"Were countries not ruled by kings we'd be arguing back and forth on the triviality of legislation. We need to make sure that there's one strong voice that is capable of deciding everything"
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