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In reply to the discussion: Can anyone explain why the President is pushing terrible FTAs? [View all]donheld
(21,311 posts)68. Because he has had his orders from the Central Banks of the world
and he as their puppet must approve.
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More that it lifts their corporate buddies that much more over the world's downward shift to poverty
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#9
Also, NOBODY running in 2016 from either the Democratic Party OR the Republicans
bvar22
Aug 2013
#45
People who didn't read his books don't realize how conservative he was to start with
loudsue
Aug 2013
#34
That is terrifying to me. We are being terrorized by corporations and the "treaties" they have
loudsue
Aug 2013
#42
Plez tell me you arent serious. "Some of us use processes called "research" and
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#89
"investor rights" WTF? What about labor rights Mr. President? What about wages?
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#33
Our trade deficit is down more than 20% and falling. He must be doing something right. nt
kelliekat44
Aug 2013
#48
In 2010, the same Pew Research Group conducted a poll on partisan attitudes towards 'free trade'.
pampango
Aug 2013
#55
He doesn't have to run for re-election, so he's revealing his true Ronald Reagan self
Doctor_J
Aug 2013
#53
It keeps the unions in line, wage demands down and profit margins up. Who doesn't want that?
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#69