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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Ignoring the "free trade" label, answer two questions. What percentage of the details of the TPP agreement would you say you understand? Is that percentage enough to actually support any agreement?
My point is that saying something is "free trade" and accepting it without actually understanding it is an utterly irresponsible and ignorant thing to do.
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Well, I understand enough to know it will not affect me in any way, except that some stuff I buy may get cheaper. I also understand enough to know this is at least as much political as it is economic, as the US is essentially drawing together a bunch of countries that exclude China...
What exactly are you worried about? You already eat shrimp from Vietnam and Wagu beef (if you want to and can afford it). The cost of the shrimp might fall by 10 cents. Well, that's awful. Are you concerned that this document will make us Cambodian slaves? Or that it will be even easier to hire a Philippino nanny? I remember all the Lefty unionists and conspiracy nuts warning that Americans would take us over if we signed a free trade deal with them back in the Mulroney days. Well, the world didn't end.