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    Default Re: The Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Quote Originally Posted by Hooahguy View Post
    If the bit Ive been hearing about how corporations will be able to sue countries over their own laws is true, then its very, very concerning.
    This.

    But not only this, there is also the simple fact that they make it incredibly hard to even read the documents and then they call the ones opposing them conspiracy theorists or so. Well, if there is no conspiracy, put the trade agreements on the internet, or do you have something to hide? It's a ridiculous process and it does actually seem to be yet another corporate attempt at undermining democracy as the videos say.

    John Oliver had this case where big tobacco would sue small countries that can't afford an expensive process in order to revoke anti-smoking laws. These secret private courts seem like a logical extension of that and billionaires ruining Argentina and other countries because they can. So I don't really think it's a conspiracy theory and rather an actual conspiracy. If not there should be no problem releasing the contracts officially. Surely the Iran nuclear deal that you can read entirely on the internet is a more sensitive document than a supposedly harmless trade agreement?


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