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.
Quote from: Meta as Fuck on October 06, 2015, 07:01:10 PMAnybody 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.Is it good or bad?
I'm uneasy as it seems to give leverage to corporations that are already well off
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.
Quote from: wheredoesmattercomefrom on October 06, 2015, 06:46:21 PMI'm uneasy as it seems to give leverage to corporations that are already well offI 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.
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 drugsAs 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 โ 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."
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Quote from: Meta as Fuck on October 06, 2015, 07:01:10 PMAnybody 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/QuoteThe 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. QuoteJapan 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.QuoteThe 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.
This is good; domestic protection of agriculture makes everybody worse off.
Quote from: Meta as Fuck on October 07, 2015, 09:43:53 AMThis is good; domestic protection of agriculture makes everybody worse off.name all zero ways, please
Quote from: Meta as Fuck on October 07, 2015, 09:43:53 AMThis is good; domestic protection of agriculture makes everybody worse off.Out of curiousity, are there any statistics on how outsourcing jobs affect unemployment?
Quote from: Prime Uta on October 07, 2015, 10:31:41 AMQuote from: Meta as Fuck on October 07, 2015, 09:43:53 AMThis is good; domestic protection of agriculture makes everybody worse off.Out of curiousity, are there any statistics on how outsourcing jobs affect unemployment?Besides short-run labour disruption, there are no impacts on unemployment. Some literature suggests jobs are insourced as much as they are outsourced:>US production for widget A moves to Vietnam>People in Vietnam now have more money, they consume widget B but they lack the institutional & skills development necessary to produce widget B.>US production for widget B increases offsetting employment losses from widget A moving offshore. This increases the skills profile of US labor increasing wages and working conditions. Real wages also increase due to the fall in the prices prices of widget A in the US.Otherwise, monetary policy can usually smooth-out disruptions and remove slack in the labour market. If you want some actual reading, take a look at Krugman's "A Country is not a Company". It's available online.
I just wanted the numbers behind it to see the degree that local and national economies are affected.
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