China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade deal

Re:China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade dea... by 5trokerac3 on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @10:18AM (#19858992)

> I couldn't find any mainstream, usually Republican leaning economists, magazines, or newspapers that said it was a good idea.

That's because tariffs aren't a traditionally right wing, "free market" position. This is actually an economic view that Trump shares with Bernie Sanders.

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Re:China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade dea... by HillaryBriss on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:48PM (#19860649)

yep. that's what I see too. In addition, Sanders harshly criticized the TPP:

"The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a disastrous trade agreement designed to protect the interests of the largest multi-national corporations at the expense of workers, consumers, the environment and the foundations of American democracy. It will also negatively impact some of the poorest people in the world."

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/the-trans-pacific-tr...

And Trump seems to have agreed with that as well.

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