Trans-Pacific Partnership Passed... Oh Joy.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-fletcher/the-transpacific-partners_5_b_8246364.html

  • • Limit how U.S. federal and state officials could regulate foreign firms operating within U.S. boundaries, with requirements to provide them greater rights than domestic firms.
  • • Extend the incentives for U.S. firms to offshore investment and jobs to lower-wage countries.
  • • Establish a two-track legal system that gives foreign firms new rights to skirt U.S. courts and laws, directly sue the U.S. government before foreign tribunals and
  • • Demand compensation for financial, health, environmental, land use and other laws they claim undermine their TPP privileges.
  • • Allow foreign firms to demand compensation for the costs of complying with U.S. financial or environmental regulations that apply equally to domestic and foreign firms.

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Ugh, the days companies can sue countries is a sad day indeed.

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Are you serious? How the hell did this pass?

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@noone301994: for starters we live in a oligarchy.

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So anyone else care? This doesn't only affect America.

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It's starting

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Thanks Obama

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We are in the process of getting rid of the government responsible for agreeing to this shit up here in Canada. Morons, all.

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Hmm from the article this doesn't affect the UK but are government are evil F****s so they will probably agree to this if offered....

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*Starring at bright future and going back home with a bottle of fortified maple beverage*.

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This is why everyone hates governments.