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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWeekly Address: Stand Up for American Workers and Pass TAA
Published on Jun 13, 2015
In this week's address, the President reiterated that his top priority is to grow the American economy and ensure that every hardworking American has a fair shot at success.
villager
(26,001 posts)n/t
cali
(114,904 posts)It's still bullshit. His administration has failed at enforcing labor and environmentsl standards in existing trade agreements. And when you think about it, holding countries to those standards is nearly impossible. The profit principle wins over humanitarian and environmental principles nearly every time. And corporations hold all the cards. Tie that to corrupt governments and these promises of high standards and enforcement are a cruel joke.
No thanks, Mr. President
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)TPP is for the 1%.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)No thank you - I'm a progressive, not a mewling corporate toady.
cali
(114,904 posts)Maedhros
(10,007 posts)and even turn around and chastise liberals for not getting on board with it.
cali
(114,904 posts)at all. They think we're being hysterical about it. What's more, they're largely ignorant and they refuse to educate themselves. They're mostly Hillary supporters and they don't think that anything but social liberalism counts.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)BI: What about the current president? How do you think hes fared with the economy?
JS: I think that there have been moments when he said the right thing, like when he said he was going to devote the last three years of his terms to create a more equal society
. Unfortunately, he didnt execute. And if I look over the eight years, hes done one thing that was very important that was ObamaCare extending access to healthcare. Not as much as he wanted and not as much as most progressives wanted but he did.
I think the way he structured the recovery the bailouts, for instance led to a recovery where 91 percent of the gains went to the top 1 percent. Thats a failure.
The trade agreement that he is pushing now will create more inequality. What worries me is that I dont want to say that he is the architect hes actively been pushing policies that I think are pro-inequality.
Read more: http://uk.businessinsider.com/nobel-laureate-joseph-stiglitz-2015-4?r=US#ixzz3dM4UDcBH
http://www.democraticunderground.com/128014520
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)NewSystemNeeded
(111 posts)nc4bo
(17,651 posts)Dems supporting secret trade agreements really suck.
Btw, have I mentioned how hard the cons are trying trying to polish 8 and 9 year old turds.
The stench coming from the clown car is positively overwhelming and offensive.
NewSystemNeeded
(111 posts)And I just saw breaking news that the next fast track vote comes tomorrow.
msongs
(67,417 posts)Autumn
(45,107 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)No, thank you.