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In reply to the discussion: Obama lambasted opponents of free-trade agenda, arguing opponents are ignorant of the benefits [View all]whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)in several generations. US workers refuse to go back to the sweatshops and 80 weeks of the 1900s, therefore Democrats AND Republicans are determined to find someone who will.
Count depressed wages, a broken education system, lost taxes, rotting infrastructure and outrageous CEO salaries as a product of our desire to build up the infrastructure Asia on the backs of US workers.
Obama should be ashamed of this just as he should be ashamed of lauding torturers as patriots.
We were right about NAFTA, we were right about banking deregulation and Wall Street corruption.
We are right about TPP.
TPP is a gigantic FUCK YOU to the American worker. Obama has decided our quality of life is still too good in the US.
Until we are all living in cardboard shacks, the neo-liberals like Obama and Hillary won't be happy.
If anyone needs to shut the fuck up already about how great it is sending jobs to Asia, it is Obama.