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This is insane. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #1
Took the words right out of my mouth. +1 tecelote Oct 2015 #3
completely insane n/t uawchild Oct 2015 #19
Jim Hightower wrote about the probability of this years 8-10 years ago. SharonAnn Oct 2015 #53
Trudeau should re-ban all of those things and pull out of NAFTA. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #2
And the TPP doubles down on this. djean111 Oct 2015 #4
It will be interesting to see if that is true. This article from Japan indicates that it might not. pampango Oct 2015 #7
Those are actual cases that Canada already had to pay out. fasttense Oct 2015 #12
The NSA has special courts. -none Oct 2015 #26
Exactly right dragonlady Oct 2015 #22
Which POTUS passed this with the help of Republicans? Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #5
Exactly and for those who think this kind of thing is not in jwirr Oct 2015 #21
I get so frustrated and annoyed with the people that say that the U.S. has never lost stillwaiting Oct 2015 #6
ISDS is the "get out of jail, collect $2T card" for corporations Demeter Oct 2015 #9
Yet, Canada begged to be part of TPP. Why? It brings jobs and tax Hoyt Oct 2015 #8
Yea, and Santa Clause really exists fasttense Oct 2015 #13
Correct -There is no evidence they bring jobs and tax revenue laundry_queen Oct 2015 #20
Tell that to those in rural South Carolina or Tennessee working for a foreign auto company. Hoyt Oct 2015 #38
That came at the expense of better paying jobs for Americans. But laundry_queen Oct 2015 #39
How, if people want a Toyota, they'd buy them whether built in Japan or Mexico. I'd rather Hoyt Oct 2015 #55
It is true to a degree laundry_queen Oct 2015 #58
That's like claiming credit for feeding the horses because you let them out of the barn. fasttense Oct 2015 #42
"Countries that don't sign as many free trade agreements have better economies overall." pampango Oct 2015 #40
Their better situations have nothing to do with free trade laundry_queen Oct 2015 #56
The majority of the people, or just the government mouthpieces? Babel_17 Oct 2015 #17
Sure, every country in the world -- including Denmark -- are corrupt for signing 2500 similar Hoyt Oct 2015 #18
So it's as popular in Canada as here in the USA, roughly speaking Babel_17 Oct 2015 #25
It's true that huge corporations from all over the world have their tentacles into many countries fasttense Oct 2015 #43
+1000. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #46
Maybe because American cars suxed for so many years, and Hoyt Oct 2015 #48
Because of Harper is why. -none Oct 2015 #27
Harper is no longer there, do you think it will pass? Nor was Harper there for NAFTA. Hoyt Oct 2015 #28
"Cannada" begged? Whatchu mean "Canada" Kemosabe? eridani Oct 2015 #34
Nearly everyone I've talked to about it hates the idea. polly7 Oct 2015 #47
It does not bring jobs and tax revenue. polly7 Oct 2015 #49
So all these countries that sign these agreements -- including Scandanavian -- are corrupt. Hoyt Oct 2015 #50
WTF said they were 'corrupt'? nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #51
Well they all -- including Denmark -- must be corrupt if they are bowing to corporations. Hoyt Oct 2015 #54
Having to bow to corporations has nothing to do with being corrupt or ignorant. polly7 Oct 2015 #57
Now that sanity has returned to Ottawa, perhaps TPP is toast! Demeter Oct 2015 #10
OOOooo! Just wait for the FUN part! gregcrawford Oct 2015 #11
Exactly. CanSocDem Oct 2015 #16
That's true under NAFTA and almost all trade agreements since 1959. Hoyt Oct 2015 #29
Farcical trade agreements Babel_17 Oct 2015 #14
My favorite line from one of my favorite movies. fasttense Oct 2015 #44
I think 'eminent domain' should work in the opposite direction, too, i.e for. Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #15
If IT corporations are broken up NobodyHere Oct 2015 #24
A unified corporation would, I imagine, be easier to control. But Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #32
These trade agreements = the world gone nuts! Duppers Oct 2015 #23
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/ (Economix explains the Trans-Pacific Partnership) Babel_17 Oct 2015 #30
Excellent reference. Thanks n/t eridani Oct 2015 #31
The article explains 'what', not 'why'. randome Oct 2015 #33
A flat ban on environmental poisons applies to both Canadiean and foreign companies eridani Oct 2015 #35
Not just profits, but under the new trade deals, 'expected future profits'. polly7 Oct 2015 #37
It will be interesting to see if the ISDS rules in the TPP are any better than in NAFTA. pampango Oct 2015 #41
It would be interesting if it weren't so awful fasttense Oct 2015 #45
Thanks Bill Clinton. n/t wildbilln864 Oct 2015 #36
Folks do realize that the filing of a lawsuit does not mean you win? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #52
Clearly governments have no higher uses for their tax dollars than-- eridani Oct 2015 #60
Here is a more detailed report than Common Dreams which is both short and short on analyisis Monk06 Oct 2015 #59
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