The USMCA looks to be the trade pact formerly known as NAFTA plus 10-20%. Hope it becomes a precedent for TPP. I suggest the US-Pacific Trade Agreement (USPTA). What matters is that the US joins it; doing so would bolster our strategic position vis-a-vis China and our economy.
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No more multi-lateral deals. This is a neighborhood deal and it should stop there. The balance needs to be bi-lateral deals. One country, one vote doesn’t work.
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shh. Trumpers think this NAFTA thing is a big win. I heard that the US as of today has a trade surplus with Canada. Can you believe that?
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NAFTA rebranding reminds me of when Ford put a new skin on its Falcon compact car chassis back in the mid-'60s and called it . hemmings.com/blog/2011/12/1
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It took the genius of Trump to show everyone how to get rid of NAFTA. Change the name! Now , no NAFTA. See, genius.
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Why would we scrap TPP11 which is well on it's way and add back in provision that only benefit the US on top of a worthless name change for 1 country's vanity.
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Must we always give the U.S. top billing in everything. It really makes us hate the U.S. all the more.
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The US should not have pulled out of talks and there is no reason to put US name on a multinational trade agreement as a reason to join it. USTPA is really a vainglorious way to say US should be part of TPP and get national bragging rights.
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You were completely wrong about NAFTA. You owe the president a very public apology.