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Originally Posted by SebC
Fundamentally, free trade is not about special interests but moreso the common good. I would generally characterize protectionism as putting special interests above the common good and free trade as the opposite. Of course, specific free trade agreements can still be hijacked by special interests.
On the whole, TPP should be a good thing. Whether or not it actually is depends on implementation.
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Ya, we have protectionism going on with our cell phone companies and how well has that worked for everybody. Nothing wrong with opening up the market. Cattle producers as far as I understand are all for the agreement.