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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow many American Jobs will the TPP give away so MultiNational Corporations can collect Royalties
and maintain "Regional Pricing Schemes" for pharmaceuticals
Besides NONE of that money gathered from increased payments for Intellectual Property Rights will be "Repatriated back into the USA". All the Major Players assign those Intellectual Property Rights to subsidiary corporations sheltered in foreign tax haven countries.
Bottom Line - we'll lose countless jobs and not see 1 dime in revenues
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How many American Jobs will the TPP give away so MultiNational Corporations can collect Royalties (Original Post)
FreakinDJ
Jan 2014
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n2doc
(47,953 posts)1. Oh I don't know about that last part
After all, Politicians will need to be bribed, and money spent on political propaganda, to keep this charade going. And I'm sure our President will get some nice speaking fees, after he retires, from these groups. The machine must be greased, you know.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)2. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt
AzDar
(14,023 posts)3. Supporting this monstrosity is nothing less than traitorous, imnsho.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)4. Thank You.
We should have voted for THIS guy:
That guy wouldn't have any secret negotiations that locked out Environmentalists, Organized Labor, and "Ordinary Working People".