Nothing about the Trans-Pacific trade deal?

[Irongrip400]

I'd figure there would be chatter about this. Wiggs, what say you?

[phreak]

There is nothing to discuss. It will pass. If not under this acronym, then another one 3 years from now.

[Wiggs]

There is nothing to discuss. It will pass. If not under this acronym, then another one 3 years from now.

^ He's right ya' know.

[El Diablo Blanco]

If this has to do with trannies crossing the pacific then I'm game.

[OneMoreRep]

I'd figure there would be chatter about this. Wiggs, what say you?

I think it's a start, but if you can't control foreign currency devaluation, it still isn't a perfect solution. Not to mention that while lowering tariffs on US exports is a nice start, it isn't going to drastically improve things for the USA. I think we will still lose many domestic jobs to those foreign nations.

The upside, at least in my mind, is that you will probably (probably being the key word, as we know very well that while all of these accords can be set in place, most of these countries will do as they please unless you have strict oversight) see less Chinese, underaged, workers strapped to an intravenous line as they complete their 23-hr shift snapping together iphone covers.

The hope is that with this accord you will see actual collective bargaining (that would be a sight), a minimum wage and safe workplaces (no more are the days of an actual slave driver with a gun in hand and a net immediately placed outside of high-story windows for those occasional drop outs). The best part is that supposedly they will also stop child labor, forced labor and the brutal work schedule that can sometimes have these kids working up to 20-hour days.

This is not a perfect solution, but maybe a start that can bring about more reform down the line. To be completely honest, I am kind of on the fence with this.

Your thoughts?

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[NelsonMuntz]

Seeing the   title of this thread made me realize that I always come to GetBig first for the news of the world

[MorganSA]

^^^.......................... I dont have a TV (SA TV is scary terrible)and dont even log on to BBC or anymore....like modern bodybuilding, I too have melted

[Irongrip400]

I think it's a start, but if you can't control foreign currency devaluation, it still isn't a perfect solution. Not to mention that while lowering tariffs on US exports is a nice start, it isn't going to drastically improve things for the USA. I think we will still lose many domestic jobs to those foreign nations.

The upside, at least in my mind, is that you will probably (probably being the key word, as we know very well that while all of these accords can be set in place, most of these countries will do as they please unless you have strict oversight) see less Chinese, underaged, workers strapped to an intravenous line as they complete their 23-hr shift snapping together iphone covers.

The hope is that with this accord you will see actual collective bargaining (that would be a sight), a minimum wage and safe workplaces (no more are the days of an actual slave driver with a gun in hand and a net immediately placed outside of high-story windows for those occasional drop outs). The best part is that supposedly they will also stop child labor, forced labor and the brutal work schedule that can sometimes have these kids working up to 20-hour days.

This is not a perfect solution, but maybe a start that can bring about more reform down the line. To be completely honest, I am kind of on the fence with this.

Your thoughts?

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I had no idea Chinese labor conditions were that bad. That's pretty disheartening. It also seems that this makes each country give up a bit of their sovereignty. That the deal supercedes national laws and regulations. This is just based on what I read of Canadian beef and U.S. Drug patent protection. It still must be ratified by our government though I believe. What are the odds it doesn't make it?