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2016 Postmortem

Persondem

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7. I'll grant you that the secrecy around TPP does not bode well, but job creating

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 05:18 PM

Apr 2015

numbers can be parsed many different ways. How about links to both sides of that 650,000 calculation?

Also, with little known about TPP, it seems that people are prejudging TPP without reason.

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Using hokey numbers and neon lies to sell TPP.....by Jim Hightower [View all] red dog 1 Apr 2015 OP

Obama has fought really fucking hard for this deal. obxhead Apr 2015 #1

Well, the Obama Acolytes told us that.... bvar22 Apr 2015 #8

Links to a couple of articles by Ezra Klein and Jeff Spross who seem to understand this is a much Hoyt Apr 2015 #2

Damn straight. obxhead Apr 2015 #3

It's not just about you, and Obama isn't going to sell us down the river. He hasn't yet. Hoyt Apr 2015 #4

You're correct obxhead Apr 2015 #5

+ 1000 red dog 1 Apr 2015 #6

I'll grant you that the secrecy around TPP does not bode well, but job creating Persondem Apr 2015 #7

Exposure to the previous "Free TRade" Deals is enough.. bvar22 Apr 2015 #9