Elizabeth Warren proves to be just another special interest hack - comes out against free trade agreement

[untermensche]

When someone says that a policy is good for the economy we should ask, "Whose economy?"

Which, of course, people do.

Except economists.

Which is hardly surprising given a social science that has, since the 1840s, been trying to expunge all reference to class.

Most economists deal with an idealized world. And for many that idealized world is politicized as well.

Which is why they are so often so wrong about the real one and not able to make many accurate predictions even as little as a year out.

 

[ZiprHead]

It seems now that the right-wing talk radio echo chamber is against the TPP because Obama supports it. Who will stand up for the corporate Republicans?

 

[untermensche]

It seems now that the right-wing talk radio echo chamber is against the TPP because Obama supports it. Who will stand up for the corporate Republicans?

The right-wing talk show hosts are the tools of corporate Republicans.

Not the other way around.

 

[ZiprHead]

It seems now that the right-wing talk radio echo chamber is against the TPP because Obama supports it. Who will stand up for the corporate Republicans?

The right-wing talk show hosts are the tools of corporate Republicans.

Not the other way around.

Usually, yes.

Listening to CNN this morning it seems many more Democrats are now against the TPP and the agreement could be dead.

 

[ZiprHead]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kill-the-dispute-settlement-language-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership/2015/02/25/ec7705a2-bd1e-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html

 

[Loren Pechtel]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kill-the-dispute-settlement-language-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership/2015/02/25/ec7705a2-bd1e-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html

That's one of the evil bits that needs to go. There is also some obscene copyright stuff in there that should also be zapped.