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> So the US calls the shots on the trade agreement front, and everyone lines up, hat in hand, to try to sell their surplus production to the only nation willing
by CaptainZapp 5y ago
> So the US calls the shots on the trade agreement front, and everyone lines up, hat in hand, to try to sell their surplus production to the only nation willing and able to absorb it -- the U.S.
Sorry, but you're wrong[1]! At least when you're talking about relations with the EU.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Trade_and_Invest...
- rsj_hn 5y agoThis is a non-sequitur. An IP agreement has nothing to do with trade deficits and isn't even really a trade deal so much as an agreement to honor intellectual property across borders with the word "trade" in the title.
- CaptainZapp 5y agoThe first sentence of the linked article says : "The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was a proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, with the aim of promoting trade and multilateral economic growth." (emphasis mine) Not sure from were you get the idea that TTIP is an IP agreement.