Survey shows plunging public support for TTIP in U.S. and Germany
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Source: Reuters
Survey shows plunging public support for TTIP in U.S. and Germany
Support for the transatlantic trade deal known as TTIP has fallen sharply in Germany and the United States, a survey showed on Thursday, days before Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama meet to try to breathe new life into the pact.
The survey, conducted by YouGov for the Bertelsmann Foundation, showed that only 17 percent of Germans believe the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a good thing, down from 55 percent two years ago.
In the United States, only 18 percent support the deal compared to 53 percent in 2014. Nearly half of U.S. respondents said they did not know enough about the agreement to voice an opinion.
The Bertelsmann survey showed that many Germans fear the deal will lower standards for products, consumer protection and the labor market. It also pointed to a dramatic shift in how Germans view free trade in general. Only 56 percent see it positively, compared to 88 percent two years ago.
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In the United States, leading candidates for the presidency, including Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders, have been sharply critical of free trade deals, although most of their ire has been focused on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact, which has already been negotiated and is awaiting a vote in Congress.
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Rhiannon12866
(205,405 posts)underpants
(182,807 posts)Plus it's exciting and new! Like Christmas morning or the Loooove Boat, you never know what you'll get ...especially when the Doctor replaces Isaac behind the bar
Lodestar
(2,388 posts)djean111
(14,255 posts)The Germans are correct -
I will NEVER vote for or support anyone who voted for Fast Track, votes for these things, or SHILLED for them. Ever.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)djean111
(14,255 posts)TPP is just one of the reasons. I also think war and fracking are bad for humans. And the Third Way is bad for humans.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Cobalt Violet
(9,905 posts)Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)1) Pretty please?
2) Cut it out!
3) "Make the check out to the Clinton Foundation".
4) We good!!
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)Hoppy
(3,595 posts)she had them soiling their pants in fear.
Wetting them with laughter.
And she joined in knowing how gullible the American public at large remain.