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In reply to the discussion: How can a person who fights for the TPP be considered a friend of the 99%? [View all]historylovr
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How can a person who fights for the TPP be considered a friend of the 99%? [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
OP
Prophetic 1994 Interview On GATT - No One Fighting For The TPP Could Be A Friend Of The 99% - Link Below
cantbeserious
Jul 2014
#3
It's most likely horrible for the average American. It will further erode what's left of...
stillwaiting
Jul 2014
#4
They can't. They are, to use your own words, "violently mutually exclusive."
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#8
They can't. They can be arguably less hostile but that is far as I can go with it.
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#9
Hillary Clinton's Business Legacy at State Department (leading part in drafting TPP)
antigop
Jul 2014
#14
They can't nor can they if they support Torture or acts of war against innocent people.
Vincardog
Jul 2014
#18
The elderly and disabled ARE there. Sorry to be so disgruntled on behalf of the most vulnerable
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#193
They are for the PROCESS. They are for a treaty that binds together a group of nations to
MADem
Jul 2014
#55
And we know that many in Congress aren't supporting it, but you'd never guess that by looking
MADem
Jul 2014
#67
He might not get it. This thing just isn't popular, first off, and second, we're apparently not
MADem
Jul 2014
#66
Why does the President want something that is harmful to working class Americans?
Enthusiast
Jul 2014
#118
And they might not have that simple majority in the House. This thing is not as popular amongst the
MADem
Jul 2014
#73
The OP didn't say squat about the TPP's popularity either here or abroad
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#91
Well, the popularity--or lack thereof--of the TPP makes a difference as to how much weight
MADem
Jul 2014
#105
And I just named him as the architect of "smart track" to reconcile concerns with the TPP.
MADem
Jul 2014
#143
Of course nothing will happen until after the election, which we KNOW, and which is WHY it is
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#176
There's a huge cadre of legislators who have to stand for reelection on a frequent basis in the
MADem
Jul 2014
#190
We entered into CAFTA, and not all that many years later, we have an influx of immigrants
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#149
There are hundreds of private US corporations getting real-time info on the talks,
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#46
If you're concerned about choice you should know about our partners rights record.
pa28
Jul 2014
#88
Well said. It is fascism. It is the merger of state and corporations, and the dismantling
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#100
I like Elizabeth Warren, I helped get her elected, but I don't need her to explain things to me.
MADem
Jul 2014
#40
No, I am not saying that--I'm saying that it's what they agreed to when they entered the process.
MADem
Jul 2014
#59
I think YOU need to provide that reference--you're the one complaining about it, not me.
MADem
Jul 2014
#101
And Warren was "told" by Larry Summers "Insiders don't criticize other insiders!"
cascadiance
Jul 2014
#45
While I agree that there should be more transparency in the process, I can understand
MADem
Jul 2014
#189
I believe you've asked that question before and the answer is still the same.
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#181
How about not asking such divisive rhetoricals in the first place? How about discussing the issue?
MADem
Jul 2014
#188
Seems to me that you are making a simple issue, complicated. There has been no one that
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#194
Fair enough but I don't see that Obama is my implied 'enemy' because of one specific issue.
randome
Jul 2014
#39
I don't see why any liberal would need to check any list to find out what might please another
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#68
True, the word has been hi-jacked it seems by the Third Way thinking it is clever
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#87
How do you respond to, "How can a person who fights for the TPP be considered a friend of the 99%?"
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#184
We haven't had a president that's for the people since Carter. There won't be another one IMO.
L0oniX
Jul 2014
#29
Where would we be now had we followed his conservation agenda of fuel efficient cars.
L0oniX
Jul 2014
#35
Let's not forget about TISA that is trying to sneak in with all of our attention on the TPP...
cascadiance
Jul 2014
#47
China is getting uppity, India is getting expensive, plenty of cheap fresh meat in Vietnam, etc
whereisjustice
Jul 2014
#70
You cannot support this abomination and claim to be even a decent human being, let alone
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#71
Maybe Paul Krugman didn't read the leaks from Wikileaks, or maybe he doesn't care
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#81
Actually, Paul Krugman issued a statement after he made these comments,
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#95
Thanks, I am always amazed that people think, or at least some people, that if they appeal to some
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#102
Krugman is brilliant in many ways -- but he has always had a blind spot for free trade
Armstead
Jul 2014
#94
Gosh, you're right. Anyway, it's all the same thing. Flip a coin. There's no difference.
cheapdate
Jul 2014
#177
Right after he's done renegotiating NAFTA, you mean? He's got a track record of fibbing here.
Romulox
Jul 2014
#161
NAFTA is generally credited with destroying more than a half-million American jobs
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#169
Can you point to where Obama ran on a platform of new "free" trade agreements?
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#182
There is *nothing* good that will come out of this trade agreement. And the secrecy proves it. (nt)
w4rma
Jul 2014
#170
Only if you believe the people who say "person" fights with TPP and take their word for it...
uponit7771
Jul 2014
#174