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12. There are structural problems with the TPP
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 12:47 PM
Jun 2016

Such as the arbitration tribunals. There are moral problems, such as negotiating with homophobic counties and deciding to bypass human trafficking in countries such as Malaysia. The idea is though trade, we will somehow be able to influence these human rights violations

Hillary is right to be skeptical.

On the other hand without new agreements we are stuck with NAFTA, and the TPP has been in negotiation for a decade, pre-dating the Obama administration, and is an improvement with workers protections and addresses environmental concerns.

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