Quote:Not vote for the same type of politicians who vote for trade deals like TPA and TPP.  That's pretty much the ONLY thing we can do.

 

Not an expert on this, but not sure how that in any way solves the problems. I thought that TPA was primarily a means by which the Executive did the negotiating with foreign parties for an agreement, and Congress voted on it. Seems more procedural than substantive. For example, think of the ideal components in a trade agreement. Why does it matter who writes it as long as it gets passed?

 

Regarding TPP, well, where to start? I mean do you dislike the secrecy, the IP stuff, the medical stuff, the .. well, you get the idea. Again, I imagine you have very specific things you dislike about TPP. What I am trying to get is the inverse. For example, you might say "I agree with Noam Chomsky that TPP increases income inequality. This is bad. We need to negotiate fair wages for all workers as part of any trade agreement." Whatever the reasons you have are, I guess I am trying to get what you think we need in agreements and how they need to be negotiated, rather than just the negative things you don't like. That of course presumes that you think we need trade at all. :thumbsup: I am trying to get an idea of what folks would prefer our representatives enact. Thanks for the answer though, I am not very well versed on this stuff and it gives me an opportunity to learn.

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