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As much as HN wants to believe, TPP is not just a giant conspiracy. Sure there are some questionable copyright/IP details, but there are a lot of benefits here
by totalrobe 11y ago
As much as HN wants to believe, TPP is not just a giant conspiracy.
Sure there are some questionable copyright/IP details, but there are a lot of benefits here for US manufacturers as well - historically import tariffs in SE asia have been quite high which makes it difficult for US exporters to be competitive there.
The deck is stacked against US manufacturing in several major economies. If you don't believe me, look at import tariffs in china and brazil (and most of south america and asia). It's quite prohibitive to import many finished goods into these countries as they've been very diligent about protecting their manufacturing base.
- xyzzyz 11y agoWhat your comment is implying is that these $8 billion will be gained at the expense of the workers in Chinese and Brazilian manufacturing base. I don't see TPP as conspiracy. It is perfectly clear what is going on.
- totalrobe 11y agoTPP doesn't involve China or Brazil. I mentioned China and Brazil because these are countries with high tariffs on imported finished goods which encourages manufacturing in-country.