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> There's a lot of abstract "this deal is bad!" stuff, but what, specific, are the issues with TPP? Imagine a trade deal 100 years ago. This deal will increa
by MarkPNeyer 10y ago
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There's a lot of abstract "this deal is bad!" stuff, but what, specific, are the issues with TPP?
Imagine a trade deal 100 years ago.
This deal will increase trade in all kinds of products, but it contains a rule saying "only the manufacturer of a machine is allowed to repair it." Anyone repairing a machine they bought would be breaking the law.
"Only a tiny portion of our economy is based upon machines", its defendants will say. "Yes, it has problems, but this increased trade in horse whips makes the deal worth it."