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Comment · 9 years ago
Does it mention anything about timeline?
Comment · 9 years ago
China exceeded the US in manufacturing output in 2010. And while absolute output hasn't gone done, our share of manufacturing output has. The US manufactured 28% of all goods in 2005, and 17% in 2015.
Comment · 10 years ago
Hi Kyle!
Comment · 10 years ago
agreed and also trade shows. Simply asking "who are you a supplier for in Industry X" is surprisingly fruitful.
Comment · 10 years ago
Don't know why land use would be the determining factor for food access. If the goal is to maximize access to food, that seems like a food distribution problem, and not a production problem. Hungry people need cheap markets, not farms.
Comment · 10 years ago
In another plot twist, the biggest tomato grower in Texas, Village Farms, is Canadian!
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Comment · 11 years ago
Devil's advocate here:

- America already has low tariffs (hence our lust for imported goods). The rest of the world has higher tariffs. US goods producers stand more to gain from TPP than foreign goods producers.

- Average wages for traded/export industries, such as Kentucky bourbon, are higher than for local industries, like hospitals. The more the US can focus on traded industries, the more wages rise in America. Germany does a great job of this. We don't but TPP would help.

- TPP still has to get approved by Congress. Fast track just strips Congress' ability to amend or filibuster the deal - two tactics that favor special interests over majority interests.

- Special interests are always powerful in trade negotiations. Limiting their power is crucial to passing equitable, long-term focused deals.

Comment · 11 years ago

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