Forget ghouls and goblins. These policy monsters are way scarier.

[JEB]

Please go check this short article with drawings, text and links. It's pretty scary stuff.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/4-scary-trade-deals-that-will-give-you-nightmares

Before the Zombie Apocalypse—These 4 Trade Deals Were Ravaging the World!
Forget ghouls and goblins. From deregulating Wall Street to shredding environmental and labor protections—these policy monsters are way scarier.

by James Trimarco, Marc J. Palm How can something as pleasant-sounding as “free trade” be more threatening than a zombie apocalypse? The devil’s in the details, and the fine print on some of these agreements is enough to curdle a bucket of blood.

Whether it’s blocking a ban on chocolate-flavored cigarettes marketed to kids, or rolling back post-2008 regulations on Wall Street, these deals have a way of favoring corporations over people. They’re not popular, as you might imagine, and in some cases people’s movements have been able to stop them in their tracks. In response, proponents of the deals have attempted to slip under the radar by conducting negotiations in secret.

Here are four of the scariest deals—and why they're so abominable.

[djean111]

1. I will be watching which politicians endorse these deals, and will be

voting accordingly. The things covered by these deals are not ponies, they are not unicorns. Anyone who says they are - IMO, they are not a Democrat. Or else what used to be the Democratic Party has morphed into a monster, itself.

[JEB]

2. Supporting these deals is corporate corruption in action.