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In reply to the discussion: The 10 BIGGEST LIES You’ve Been Told About The Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all]patricia92243
(12,601 posts)2. Using Nike as his example of 10K new jobs in 10 YEARS is an example of job growth, it is
so silly that it is laughable. Nike would lose over 500 employees a year thru death, retirement, people quitting, etc. And, Nike's "growth" of 500 a year is in no way guaranteed.
So, based on the above as his idea of job growth, I assume the rest of it is the same kind of malarkey.
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Segami
May 2015
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Using Nike as his example of 10K new jobs in 10 YEARS is an example of job growth, it is
patricia92243
May 2015
#2
That is the point that disturbs me the most. If it is not "secret" then why can't the people of the
jwirr
May 2015
#13
"President Obama has been deliberately antagonizing his critics, mostly liberal Democrats."
dgibby
May 2015
#5
I disagree. And saying the international tribunals are made up of corporate lawyers is one reason.
Hoyt
May 2015
#18
Favorable to who? Corporate captured governments and the people they extract from don't share
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#25
Fine, give up your corporate jobs and go work for some mom and pop outfit that doesn't
Hoyt
May 2015
#29
Working for a large corporation doesn't mean they need to capture the government
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#36
When did differences of opinion become "lies"? These are the BIGGEST differences of opinion.
Fred Sanders
May 2015
#27