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In reply to the discussion: US announces withdrawal from TPP [View all]tenorly
(2,037 posts)19. Same here.
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Problem is protectionism can sometimes make things worse like it did after the
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#20
I agree 100%. China will now dominate the largest consumer market of this century - Asia.
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#35
Agreed, and the shortsighted America will see higher prices and a loss of potential American jobs
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#58
agree. I feel for all the small asian pacific countries who loved the idea of their own free trade
Sunlei
Jan 2017
#73
I 100% agree I like Obama but I hated the TPP. I miss Obama already though :(. n/t.
ZM90
Jan 2017
#30
No, the problem is not that they need to go away as retailers employee alot of people the problem is
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#22
The bigger problem to me is that most of their products are made in Third World countries where
jalan48
Jan 2017
#24
Yeah-those sweat shops are so much better than what they have been doing for centuries.
jalan48
Jan 2017
#55
Actually, in Mexico workers were forced off their farms and into manufacturing centers.
jalan48
Jan 2017
#59
Good. The guy is still a fascist, but getting out of TPP and renegotiating trade agreements
PatrickforO
Jan 2017
#21
That means Mexico can ask for renegotiation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
roamer65
Jan 2017
#33
You are correct. This will be a two way street that will increase price and cost U.S. jobs.
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#37
Many on the left refused to acknowledge what you talk about here, and contributed
Squinch
Jan 2017
#80
"This reduces the wholesale price of Melania and Ivanka's cheap, tawdry crap by at least 30 percent"
jmowreader
Jan 2017
#44
ALL TPP countries love the extra billions in trade & China is happy to take USA Asian Pacific seat.
Sunlei
Jan 2017
#70
And middle America begins blaming Obama for the resulting inflation in 3..2..1...
Squinch
Jan 2017
#76