Was withdrawing from the TPP...

Completely stupid? Or just very stupid?

The goal of the treaty was to pressure China on trade. Trump wants to pressure China on trade.

[i]Ergo[/i] ...?

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thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

Actually withdrawing from that and TTIP is the one thing I am glad Trump has done. Although I don't think he had the same reason to dislike it as me. If he even had a reason.

WoodyAq · M

@thatscottishguy What's your reason? Obviously containing China isn't a priority.

thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

It is but the terms of TPP were only really going to piss off Russia. Anyway my real problem is the power TTIP would give American businesses.

WoodyAq · M

@thatscottishguy What's the power it would give?

thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

They could have a big impact on services in the UK. Even possibly sue our NHS. TTIP is basically the Conservative party's wet dream and a chance to privatise like mad.

WoodyAq · M

@thatscottishguy Yeah, that's what they said in Canada when we signed C-US FTA 30 years ago.

If it didn't happen with the US, it's not going to happen with Vietnam.

thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

I would rather not take the risk

WoodyAq · M

@thatscottishguy The risk of Vietnam taking over the NHS is vanishingly small.

thatscottishguy · 26-30, M

Not what I was talking about.

WoodyAq · M

@thatscottishguy What were you talking about?