Replies to post #246544 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fuagf]

arizona, i wondered as you did, then there was these bits

Extremists of all stripes oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and it’s not just the fringes on the left and right. Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers recently remarked at the Council on Foreign Relations that the four leading contenders for the US presidential race all oppose it. TPP certainly got no love at the recent Democrat debate: Bernie Sanders said he supported “fair trade” but not “free trade.”

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You can be against a trade agreement because you think there should be less trade (like Sanders and Donald Trump) or because you don’t like the structure of the agreement (which Hillary Clinton claims is her issue). But opposing TPP for either reason is a mistake.
http://qz.com/611042/donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders-are-both-wrong-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership/

agree the headings was not the best .. this bit

"Trade skeptics are reclaiming the narrative .. http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/trump-calls-nafta-a-disaster/ .. around the last big deal, NAFTA, by saying it was bad for the American economy. But the evidence is more favorable on NAFTA .. http://www.nber.org/papers/w18508 —research shows a net benefit and wage gains for the US. Bill Clinton’s administration showed political courage by championing more trade with its neighbors. Hillary Clinton should show similar courage by defending her husband’s trade record and promising more of the same.
.. at the bottom .. http://qz.com/611042/donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders-are-both-wrong-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership/

of the article, too, i thought was again worth noting, as it has been before on Tornado Alley ..
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121190451

[PegnVA]

HRC opposes the TPP Agreement she called the "gold standard" of trade agreements?
Oh, now HRC is "still reviewing the deal" - Gotcha.

Anyone who believe what HRC says she will/will not support is kidding themself.