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In reply to the discussion: Desperate to pass TPP, Obama's Administration wants to change the way trade in manufactured goods [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)21. The predictable defense of *anything* this president ever does comes quickly and reliably,
but the content remains predictably vapid.
No, on Earth this administration has a long history of proactive selling out of the 99 percent. Need to see the lists again?
And now we get some especially slick and greasy manipulations to help along this piece of predatory garbage that is the TPP. This particular move is on the level of Bush-style sleaziness, or Reagan-style. Claiming that sandwiches are "manufactured," or declaring ketchup a vegetable takes real chutzpah, and that is exactly the quality of this recalculation. This is world-class manipulation. This is called "making up shit" to justify this predatory garbage aimed at all of us.
This feels like the sellout of America by those who are laughing at us as they do it.
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Desperate to pass TPP, Obama's Administration wants to change the way trade in manufactured goods [View all]
Elwood P Dowd
Jun 2014
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I was notified a few minutes ago via email from Public Citizen's Trade Watch.
Elwood P Dowd
Jun 2014
#3
Don't really see Obama is "pushing" it. His admin is involved in talks, as well they should be.
Hoyt
Jun 2014
#7
The TPP is not "the drop of a hat." It is a deliberate, corporate targeting of jobs, wages, and
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#26
Thank you for this information. It looks like the proposal is on record from the OMB.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#14
On what planet is another corporate assault from this administration "hard to believe"? nt
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#13
The predictable defense of *anything* this president ever does comes quickly and reliably,
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#21
This is not about trade deficits, this is about ensuring everyone is using the
BootinUp
Jun 2014
#33
All it says is that factoryless companies need a new ID so everyone counts them correctly.
BootinUp
Jun 2014
#37
This vicious assault on Americans will be consummated by force *and* manipulation.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#12
+10000 It's insulting as hell. This is a Republican-style move, it is so greasy.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#22
Obama has been trying to sell/justify TPP with the slogan "stamp made in America" on more things.
pa28
Jun 2014
#31
More on "Factoryless Goods" From the International Association Of Machinist Workers
Elwood P Dowd
Jun 2014
#38