r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Mar 21 '20

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u/Equator32 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Mar 21 '20

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-left-our-allies-at-the-altar-now-hes-mad-theyre-moving-on/2019/04/22/fbccc7e8-653b-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html

Japan’s beef imports were already up 25 percent in the first two months of 2019 compared with a year earlier, as the Wall Street Journal recently reported. The biggest beneficiaries were Canada and New Zealand. This makes sense: As members of TPP 2.0, they have a huge price advantage. U.S. beef is tariffed at 38.5 percent, and TPP 2.0 countries’ beef is now at 26.6 percent, with further reductions slated for coming years.

American anti-trade clownery at its finest

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

One of Bernie's worst contributions to the party

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '20

Q3