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Originally Posted by Robert Schunk

A bit of credit-taking:

Here's the relevant portion of an email from Public Citizen, which opposes, as I do, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal:

Need something to feel good about?

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — that dangerous, corporate-rigged “trade” deal — is all but dead.

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Thanks to YEARS of fighting — by Public Citizen, allies here and abroad, and millions of engaged citizens — the TPP is on its last legs.

Proponents hoped to sneak it through the lame-duck session of Congress starting now. But a majority in Congress still opposes the TPP. And now its proponents have thrown in the towel on lame-duck approval.
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How about sharing a bit of credit with President-Elect Trump, who campaigned against the deal??

i don't know every detail of this trade deal so i can't talk like a lawyer about it, but i think it's foolish to give up on trade, especially on the pacific rim, where we can get a strategic advantage over china.

but no, let's hide our heads in the ground and let someone else take leadership-- a leadership which may not be in accord with our standards

in spite of all the fear and insularism and tribalism, trade is great. it creates prosperity on both sides of the deal and it certainly beats war as a way to get access to resources. and as far as i understoon the tpp offered fairness in the protection of labor standards, intelectual property, the environment, etc.

but go ahead, let's go back to making shoes and textiles while we give up on our international leadership and our competitive advantage in sectors like agriculture and technology (from airspace to biotech). i'm sure it will work out great to hide behind our borders in fear of peasants with pitchforks while everybody else trades globally...