No arguments here. Lots of countries, the US included, have historically utilized protectionist polices that benefit local industries at the expense of higher p

No arguments here. Lots of countries, the US included, have historically utilized protectionist polices that benefit local industries at the expense of higher prices for local citizens and undeserved profits for local industry. My point, besides the fact that I'm personally in favor of free trade, is that the TPP in reality has little to do with free trade. From an analysis by Dean Baker: "The actual trade barriers between the United States and the countries in these deals, with few exceptions, are already quite low. This means that there is little to be gained by lowering them still further." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-baker/the-trade-agreement-pinat_b_6369924.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-baker/the-trade-agreement...