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Octafish

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20. Peterson Institute

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 03:55 PM

May 2015

They're the ones who want to piratize Social Security.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter_Peterson

Fine group of scholars. With money.

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The 10 BIGGEST LIES You’ve Been Told About The Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all] Segami May 2015 OP

10. JUST A POLITICIAN: Segami May 2015 #1

K & R PatrickforO May 2015 #15

NAFTA and MFN (Most Favored Nation Trade Status) for China... bvar22 May 2015 #19

No better than TPP will work out. PatrickforO May 2015 #21

Using Nike as his example of 10K new jobs in 10 YEARS is an example of job growth, it is patricia92243 May 2015 #2

Really good article, with information I wasn't aware of or hadn't cali May 2015 #3

9. SECRET DEAL RiverLover May 2015 #4

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

Kick. I don't trust him because he LIES. cali May 2015 #6

This is an important post. KICK KICK AND KICK cali May 2015 #7

Yes underpants May 2015 #8

WTF is wrong with this man? He KNOWS better! AzDar May 2015 #9

Of course he knows better. Do you 840high May 2015 #31

Thanks for posting. NV Whino May 2015 #10

kick kentuck May 2015 #11

K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #12

More half-truths. Here's an interesting quote from an article the OP links to -- Hoyt May 2015 #14

OK, I hear what you're saying, but to me the point seems weak. PatrickforO May 2015 #16

+1 moondust May 2015 #17

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

Hey, Hoyt... bvar22 May 2015 #23

Actually, I'm not into that lifestyle. Hoyt May 2015 #30

LOL! woo me with science May 2015 #33

Peterson Institute Octafish May 2015 #20

Wow!.. Segami May 2015 #22

LittleSis lists Pete as an ''Austerity Puppetmaster'' Octafish May 2015 #24

Well, well, well... woo me with science May 2015 #34

To the Greatest Page. This needs to stay on top. woo me with science May 2015 #26

When did differences of opinion become "lies"? These are the BIGGEST differences of opinion. Fred Sanders May 2015 #27

Enough lies. Enough manipulation. woo me with science May 2015 #28

That should be our new slogan. 840high May 2015 #32

I agree. woo me with science May 2015 #38

Kick. This is important. woo me with science May 2015 #35

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