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In reply to the discussion: Being against TPP because of NAFTA is fighting the last battle again. There are no jobs to lose with [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts)31. You endlessly regurgitating the same crap every thread? Yes, it is boring.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024550665
Garbage.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024515060
Tripe.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024513354
Drivel.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024450249
Offal.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024391329
Dreck.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024383905
Rubbish.
What, you don't think your bullshit isn't visible to anyone who is paying attention?
Transparent.
We need to lower SocSec age to 50yrs, in order to give people respect and a safety net while they look for work and a way to fit into this new era.
Garbage.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024515060
The 40+ jobless problem is they can not adapt to the new kids world instead of raising their kids to fit into their world.
Tripe.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024513354
Is Cyber-era tension causing these 40 somethings to shot teenagers?????
Drivel.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024450249
Whoever advocates to lower SocSec to 50 will win the nomination in 2016, but...
Offal.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024391329
Is Cyber-era productivity(less jobs) starting to effect China bigtime???
IMO, Their economic model is to bring millions of rural sweat labor into manufacturing centers in order to create an urban upscale middle class.
IMO, Their economic model is to bring millions of rural sweat labor into manufacturing centers in order to create an urban upscale middle class.
Dreck.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024383905
So what ever we can get from the TPP is better than nothing.
Rubbish.
What, you don't think your bullshit isn't visible to anyone who is paying attention?
Transparent.
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Being against TPP because of NAFTA is fighting the last battle again. There are no jobs to lose with [View all]
CK_John
Feb 2014
OP
The usurpation of US laws? That's usually a rightist argument employed against UN mandates
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#8
Manny--that's an Internet search. Tell me the actual US law you think is usurped?
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#12
I don't have a problem with extending copyright protections for individual authors by 20
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#24
First off, you agree that 1. US law would need to be changed to abide by the TPP
MannyGoldstein
Feb 2014
#27
Manny...you are utterly incorrect in point 1. The fallacious point 1 makes points 2&3 moot.
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#37
Indeed...so why are you blaming Obama for a piece of legislation by a Republican?
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#40
I don't click on links without a summary. What is your specific question? nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#41
Well, pointing out that you are blaming Obama for a law passed 16 years ago is hardly scoring
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#44
Cali, I am asking a very specific question---what US laws will be usurped? PIL is a complex
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#14
Ok.....that's different from usurpation. I can challenge a law, without usurping it. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#16
Actually, you cannot sue on the basis of lost profits. You can on sue on the basis that investment
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#36
Every case you posted proved my point...you cannot sue merely for.loss of profits...
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#46
I'm really not seeing the problem with UNCTAD, and while you say this forces standards down,
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#49
I did read what you posted. And I agree that it is expensive for governments to defend these
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#51
And these are still meaningless terms because no one is being specific. Look, Krugman
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#18
You're re fighting NAFTA, it was, but it is not today. We are trying to get a treaty with Asia
CK_John
Feb 2014
#5
India and China both have a thriving urban middle class, not all sectors are doing as well, but
CK_John
Feb 2014
#6
See my post below. He's been pimping TPP from one angle or another for 6 months+. n/t
X_Digger
Feb 2014
#32