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Another bad trade deal from the Obama administration.
1 posted on 05/03/2016 5:55:22 AM PDT by detective
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So $h!thead is planning to commit the USA without giving the citizens notice or chance to comment.


2 posted on 05/03/2016 5:56:21 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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We wish. Only thing that MAY stop the deal, the Trumpster gets elected.


3 posted on 05/03/2016 5:57:02 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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A HUGE favor being done for Patriotic Conservatives by.......GREENPEACE??

Irony: The Mark of Quality Literature.


7 posted on 05/03/2016 6:42:02 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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“detective wrote: Another bad trade deal from the Obama administration.”

Why is this a “bad trade deal” when the article states: “For instance, the papers show that the US is looking to weaken the EU’s “precautionary principle” that governs how potentially harmful products are sold, Greenpeace says. The US has much weaker regulation that aims to minimise rather than avoid risks, and that same less strict regime could come to the UK and Europe under the deal.” ?

While other parts may be detrimental to the US, this appears to open EU markets to US goods. That would increase jobs.


8 posted on 05/03/2016 6:44:19 AM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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[…] They indicate that the US is looking strongly to change regulation in Europe to lessen the protections on the environment, consumer rights and other positions that the EU affords to its citizens. Representatives for each side appear to have found that they have run into “irreconcilable” differences that could undermine the signing of the landmark and highly controversial trade deal, campaigners say.

For instance, the papers show that the US is looking to weaken the EU’s “precautionary principle” that governs how potentially harmful products are sold, Greenpeace says. The US has much weaker regulation that aims to minimise rather than avoid risks, and that same less strict regime could come to the UK and Europe under the deal.

If the EU made further changes to similar regulations, it would have to inform the US and corporations based there, according to the documents. American companies would then be able to have the same input into EU regulation as European ones do.

OK so based on that snippet alone it looks as if what the U.S. is trying to do is level the playing field and not require U.S. exporters to meet a higher regulatory requirement than they need to meet at home, and which foreign exports to the U.S. enjoy. Isn't that the very kind of renegotiation of trade deals that Trump is promising? So if it could derail something like the TTIP in Europe then how does Trump expect to do better?

9 posted on 05/03/2016 6:50:29 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Ahhh, Obama on transparency...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU0m6Rxm9vU


10 posted on 05/03/2016 7:13:20 AM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough!)
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