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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

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3. What about when “free” trade trumps U.S. law

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 07:13 PM

Dec 2013

But those deals’ “hundreds of pages” are chock-full of protectionist provisions for multinational companies — provisions that, for example, allow foreign firms to sue governments for lost profits and empower international panels to unilaterally override a nation’s domestic laws if those laws reduce corporate revenues.

http://www.salon.com/2011/05/24/free_trade_corporations/

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Krugman: TPP [View all] ProSense Dec 2013 OP

If you see a bloodied dying man bleeding out, kicking him isn't going to probably do much more harm NoOneMan Dec 2013 #1

Thank god, you mean it's not really that sinister? Hoyt Dec 2013 #2

What about when “free” trade trumps U.S. law WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #3

The WTO set the stage. And with a bit of music, here is the problem laid bare after the 6:40 mark: freshwest Dec 2013 #5

Third Way Krugman strikes again. great white snark Dec 2013 #4

PBO has worked hard to open Asia to our goods and move manufacturning back to the USA. freshwest Dec 2013 #6

Actually although said in sarcasm, Krugman this title...... socialist_n_TN Dec 2013 #8

Krugman "Third way"??? edhopper Dec 2013 #13

Capitalist economists are trained to look at workers as simply another cost DefenseLawyer Dec 2013 #7

Normally, I agree with Paul Krugman's analyses... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #9

A few weeks ago I had done a search for Krugman and TPP... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #10

I'll disagree with Krugman this time. mmonk Dec 2013 #11

Nowhere in there does he discuss the intellectual property or arbiter sections of the TPP. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #12