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« on: October 06, 2015, 10:19:23 PM »
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« on: October 06, 2015, 10:16:08 PM »
I'm uneasy as it seems to give leverage to corporations that are already well off
I really don't see that. There's a huge outcry against corporations purportedly being able to sue the government over loss of profits, but it's really not like that. It allows corporations to sue a government that violates the trade agreement via tribunals. It's a very common in trade agreements.
I didn't even think about that, but I guess I was alluding to how the pharmaceutical industry will benefit at the cost of parties who can't really adapt as well, this sort of highlights it Biologics are treatments made from biological sources, including vaccines, anti-toxins, proteins, and monoclonal antibodies for everything from Ebola to cancer...are therefore more difficult and expensive to make, costing on average 22 times more than nonbiologic drugs
As part of the TPP, the United States (and the pharmaceutical lobby) had been pushing to get every country to agree on 12 years of data protection for biologics. The final agreement falls somewhere in between, with a period of data exclusivity from at least five to eight years, according to the New York Times.
This means the agreement will prevent more affordable biosimilars from entering the market for a longer period of time in places that previously had no bar to entry. And the burden of this provision will be felt by the world's poorest countries
"Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Mexico — they had zero monopoly protection on data for biologics," she said. Now they'll have to wait at least five years before allowing cheaper biosimilars onto the market. "It's a loss for people in developing countries. They'll face higher prices for longer periods of time, and there are many products we need that are biologics." http://www.vox.com/2015/10/5/9454511/tpp-cost-medicinejust an example I guess, but yeah still I'm confident TPP will probably be a net positive thing
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« on: October 06, 2015, 10:04:52 PM »
Anybody who seriously opposed TPP on the basis of MUH CORPORATE INFLUENCE isn't paying attention, shouldn't be allowed to speak about the issue and should probably be shot too.
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/10/06/tpp-deal-expected-to-shake-up-japans-agriculture-sector/The trade agreement will provide easier access to Japan for products such as California rice, Canadian pork, Australian beef and New Zealand butter. In the face of greater competition, many small Japanese farmers could be taken over by large enterprise operators...Still, he said he is aware that many farmers are worried about a possible influx of cheap imports. Japan will maintain a whopping 778% tariff on imported rice, but has agreed to increase the quota for rice imports from the U.S. and Australia, by 78,000 tons to a total of 850,000 tons a year, which is about 10% of annual domestic consumption. The changes could further depress domestic rice prices, which hit their lowest level in decades last year as consumption continues to decline. I don't oppose TPP only because it's going to have a net positive effect on the macro level, but there's no doubt that a sizable portion of small time farmers, globally, will be severely tested with the surge of competition that will result from much of the lowered or removed tariffs. It might make a lot of people's lives a lot more difficult is all I'm really saying.
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« on: October 06, 2015, 09:46:54 PM »
"Find out"
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:49:35 PM »
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:46:21 PM »
Surprised no one made a thread about this yet.
I'm uneasy as it seems to give leverage to corporations that are already well off, and from what I've read about the specifics, I don't know how small business owners of the various countries (namely poorer ones in this context) can compete with larger multinational corporations in regards to agriculture or pharmaceuticals for example.
Does have a more elaborate opinion about TPP?
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:39:20 PM »
oh boy
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:32:49 PM »
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:22:20 PM »
Spoiler I was being nice to a former friend for a month, yet she doesn't want to talk to me anymore.
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:18:15 PM »
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:17:56 PM »
This feels like opportune time for some gachimuchi
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:14:35 PM »
The Rwandan genocide was a heavy one.
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:07:38 PM »
I came here to find my inner neckbeard.
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« on: October 06, 2015, 06:03:42 PM »
The Vivi's :c
tfw I never finished FFIX and you just spoiled his death for me you walnut Spoiler jk it's ok, no worries
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« on: October 06, 2015, 03:30:06 PM »
Can be any character in the series. My vote goes to Zack Fair. 
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« on: October 06, 2015, 03:24:04 PM »
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« on: October 06, 2015, 02:58:46 PM »
what is even going on now lmao
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« on: October 06, 2015, 02:56:14 PM »
OT: she is meme-orized in my memories where she lives on forever and ever
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« on: October 06, 2015, 02:48:46 PM »
OT: she is meme-orized in my memories where she lives on forever and ever
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« on: October 06, 2015, 01:32:05 PM »
I spill my heart out to you guys and all I get is a bunch of rowdy hooligans
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« on: October 06, 2015, 01:29:41 PM »
Soon i will transcend my flesh body
for i am the chosen
Ave, true to Mechanicus
wat is that frum
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« on: October 06, 2015, 01:21:02 PM »
You haven't even played the game yet you walnut
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« on: October 06, 2015, 01:19:48 PM »
The disappointments following sincere, diligent efforts?
Why must we try to clutch desperately for the mere threads of this world when we can clasp onto a tapestry of untold magnificence beyond this plane of existence?
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« on: September 29, 2015, 12:05:34 AM »
Where the blazes is Pokemon Safari on the Nintendo 64 list
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« on: September 29, 2015, 12:04:02 AM »
Suikoden II yeeee I can respect this list nao
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« on: September 29, 2015, 12:02:23 AM »
How about I post an image of what the dead girl's body should look like? That's more my alley than cityscaping.
go for it m8 gimme your best
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« on: September 29, 2015, 12:01:22 AM »
Oddly specific if you're asking for a picture. I was hoping you'd give me something to write instead. But I'll bite. City chase pictures. Okay.
Feeling of chase or city pictures.
Best I can come up with on short notice.
nono this is wonderful, thank you
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« on: September 28, 2015, 10:35:05 PM »
:T
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« on: September 28, 2015, 10:33:41 PM »
I have to write a story for creative writing class, about a character who largely lives in his or her own world. 1,500 words. I'm going to make it about two characters that are in search to bring back a recently murdered girl's soul, who was the lover of one of the two main characters. They go on race throughout an Akira style city, with ample violence and action etc, battling some sort of organized enemy, in order to retrieve the murdered girl's body. Here's where you come in. Post a picture of anything that resonates with you with what a highspeed race inside a futuristic city would look like. Your input would greatly be appreciated. I know we have some creative minds here in this charming shithole of a forum  Thanks for your help!
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« on: September 28, 2015, 10:16:07 PM »
Ran a food drive for a local food bank 4 years ago
These days I just pray for my friends
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