Wikileaks has posted the entire contents of the 3 trade deals currently in secret negotiations, and TNR has a serious case of the vapors because the deal would privatize entire sectors of services now controlled by governments, stop new licensing requirements and mean that signatories would not be able to pass new laws and regulations in many existing industries.
From the libertarian standpoint, it doesn't hurt as much as it helps. From the leftist standpoint, it put too much power in the hands of business. From my standpoint, it will just create more "too big to fail" enterprises.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/1...ices-agreement
Profits are simply the best gauge of the value that society places on goods and services, not some evil that must be combatted.That’s perhaps TiSA’s real goal—to pry open markets, deregulate and privatize services worldwide, even among emerging nations with no input into the agreement. U.S. corporations may benefit from such a structure, as the Chamber of Commerce suggests, but the impact on workers and citizens in America and across the globe is far less clear. Social, cultural, and even public health goals would be sidelined in favor of a regime that puts corporate profits first. It effectively nullifies the role of democratic governments to operate in the best interest of their constituents.
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