CAN AMERICA
really afford
TPP?
One of America's largest trade deals, the Trans Pacific Partnership, or better know as the TPP is just a few steps away from appearing on the table of Obama's Oval Office. It took seven years of negotiations between twelve nations around the Pacific Rim (the U.S., Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam) to form a document which will form framework for economic development of the region for the upcoming decades. On February 4, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand, tvelve nations have put their signatures under a ten thousand page document, thus delegating responsibilities to corresponding parliaments to ratify the deal. Up until today, none of the signatories have ratified the treaty. If enforced, the TPP would affect a few of world's largest economies, including the United States and Japan and would directly or indirectly affect more than 700 million people worldwide. As any other groundbreaking deal it has its ups and downs. Those, supporting the bill, emphasize that the TPP would skyrocket international trade; thus shrinking America's trade deficit and adding money to the budget. Those who oppose, voice strong concerns of inevitable job loss all over America, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
impact of trade agreements on US labor* 1994 NAFTA
2001 China’s entry into the WTO 2001
700,000
3.2 MILLION
2012 U.S.-Korea FTA
2016 TPP
U.S. JOBS
U.S. JOBS
U.S. JOBS
60,000
U.S. JOBS
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American political leadership has also spoken on the Trans Pacific Partnership, thus widening gap between opponents and supporters of the TPP. President Obama himself has been the strongest supporter of the Trans Pacific Partnership and hopes to seal the deal before the new President takes office. Other opinion leaders have also spoken in favor of the trade deal, namely: Mitch McConnell (Majority leader of the Senate), Paul Ryan (Speaker of the House). On the other side of the issue, there are all 2016 presidential candidates, numerous legislators of both Republican and Democratic parties in both the House and the Senate. America's largest trade union, AFL-CIO stands strongly against the Trans Pacific Partnership and actively advocates for the TPP not to be ratified in its existing format. Our viewpoint on this issue has been supported by a number of all-American organizations (Sierra Club, Public Citizen) and a growing number of federal and state legislators and we want to count on your support!
strategies41 *according to epi.org
NOT THIS DEAL. #BLOCKTPP