Which part of the deals is bad? I hear lots of bitching and moaning about “trade deals,” but no one is saying what the specific text of the existing deals is that’s caused what problem. I’m all ears if you want to explain it.
The closest I’ve heard to specifics is that the deals aren’t enforced when “China cheats.” So is that it? Are the deals perfectly fine but they’re just not being enforced?
Specifics, please. Not just Frankenstein blurting out “Fire bad! Trade deals bad!”
“but no one is saying what the specific text of the existing deals is that’s caused what problem. I’m all ears if you want to explain it.”
In TPP the provisions that Congress may not pass a law that conflicts with the treaty, that’s one. That foreign companies can sue the US or State government if a law or policy has the effect of harming their profit. And that can be nearly anything.
The part where they can (and do) impose tariffs upon incoming goods and we do not. It's not free.
The DC crowd has bought into the narrative that the USA is the "lucky" beneficiary instead of hard work and capitalism, a way of life, that has landed us as the voice of the free world. Lest we used to be.
And Yes, China fluctuates their currency to gain advantage. Who wouldn't.
Fire bad! Asshat