Job Losses and Obama’s TPP: The Deadly Impacts of Trade Agreements on Employment
On Monday, Obama signed regressive Fast Track legislation into law – giving himself diktat power to ram through Congress anti-populist trade bills like TPP with minimal debate and no amendments.
Besides other provisions benefitting investors at the expense of public welfare, it’s a jobs killer/environment destroyer.
Nothing Obama says is credible. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership includes strong protections for workers and the environment,” he blustered in remarks before signing what demands rejection.
“This agreement will help us level the playing field,” he added – like NAFTA and the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement among others.
