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Monday, August 5, 2013

Why is the TPP draft treaty such a big secret? | Phil Ebersole's Blog

Why is the TPP draft treaty such a big secret? | Phil Ebersole's Blog:

 "I have heard the argument that transparency would undermine the Trade Representative’s policy to complete the trade agreement because public opposition would be significant.  In other words, if people knew what was going on, they would stop it.  This argument is exactly backwards.  If transparency would lead to widespread public opposition to a trade agreement, then that trade agreement should not be the policy of the United States."




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