Comment Comment by sukulaku > If TPP was a legit trade treaty I would expect it to have anti-protectionism provisionsIndeed. An actual free-trade agreement would be really simple to implement. Just stop intervening in trade in any way, and you'll have Free Trade.But that would be against a lot of cronies' interests and very much in the people's interests, so it's never going to happen.On a related note: Stop intervening in what people do with their property, and you'll have a free market.That would preclude taxation though, and so, a lot of people who believe they somehow benefit from someone forcefully taking their money would object. parent sukulaku 11 years ago
Indeed. An actual free-trade agreement would be really simple to implement. Just stop intervening in trade in any way, and you'll have Free Trade.
But that would be against a lot of cronies' interests and very much in the people's interests, so it's never going to happen.
On a related note: Stop intervening in what people do with their property, and you'll have a free market.
That would preclude taxation though, and so, a lot of people who believe they somehow benefit from someone forcefully taking their money would object.