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Re:Congress Is Poised to Introduce a Bill to Fast Track TPP ... by bwheel on Friday February 27, 2015 @11:37AM (#9119742)
https://ustr.gov/tpp/outlines-of-TPP

The secrecy of the TPP in it's initial stages and it's fast-tracking in Congress is most definitely suspicious, but I fail to see anything that looks harmful to the American people. If anything, it at least seems to be addressing abusive labor practices abroad, which in turn could make the U.S. more competitive in the production of goods. Am I missing something?

It would be nice to see this discussed more openly in Congress, but I'm curious if this is due to the pressure of China's rival regional agreement, FTAAP.

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Re:Congress Is Poised to Introduce a Bill to Fast Track TPP ... by undersuit on Friday February 27, 2015 @02:23PM (#9120738)
> could make the U.S. more competitive in the production of goods

I think the majority of the goods in this context will be digital goods. The tribunal system is a sure way for a multinational company to bend a country over for a good spanking over not enforcing draconian DRM laws.

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