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One of the Obama administrations underrated virtues is its intellectual honesty. Yes, Republicans see deception and sinister ulterior motives everywhere, but theyre just projecting. The truth is that, in the policy areas I follow, this White House has been remarkably clear and straightforward about what its doing and why.
Every area, that is, except one: international trade and investment.
I dont know why the president has chosen to make the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership such a policy priority. Still, there is an argument to be made for such a deal, and some reasonable, well-intentioned people are supporting the initiative.
But other reasonable, well-intentioned people have serious questions about whats going on. And I would have expected a good-faith effort to answer those questions. Unfortunately, thats not at all what has been happening. Instead, the selling of the 12-nation Pacific Rim pact has the feel of a snow job. Officials have evaded the main concerns about the content of a potential deal; theyve belittled and dismissed the critics; and theyve made blithe assurances that turn out not to be true.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/opinion/paul-krugman-trade-and-trust.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)...and recommended of course.
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)I didn't think Krugman would ever criticize him on anything!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)Sad to say, this seriously diminishes my trust in President Obama.
raindaddy
(1,370 posts)Is putting it politely... Someone is outright lying here and it's not Senator Elizabeth Warren..
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)Krugman tells the truth about this "snow job"...