2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton supporters: are you maintaining your principled support for TPP? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)it would neither destroy the world nor save it. I think a lot of the criticism has been way overblown, I think that free trade is generally good, but at the same time there are legitimate concerns about TPP regarding things like pharma monopolies and ISDS.
Since the initial reports from TPP are that it is significantly better than previously leaked drafts, I am happy about that. This has changed my opinion from slightly opposed to basically neutral. As more details emerge, my opinion might change one way or the other.
The one thing about TPP I can say with confidence is that, if it passes, some people will blame it for everything bad that happens in the next ten years, and other people will credit it with everything good that happens.