Re "Help American Workers. Pass TPP."

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Andrew Bridges <apbridges () gmail com>
> Date: September 19, 2016 at 2:38:25 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] "Help American Workers. Pass TPP."
>
> Dear Dave,
>
> I have studied TPP's intellectual property provisions very carefully and am alarmed by the trademark law provisions 
> in it.  I have reached out in several public forums seeking someone who can explain why the person considers the 
> provisions to be in the national interest, and not one person has surfaced to speak in favor of them.  Would you 
> kindly forward this message to the group to ask whether anyone who is knowledgeable about the trademark provisions 
> will speak in favor of them and explain why they are beneficial?  Many thanks.
>
> Andrew Bridges
>
> > On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: Hendricks Dewayne <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> > > Date: September 17, 2016 at 11:24:39 AM EDT
> > > To: Multiple recipients of Dewayne-Net <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
> > > Subject: [Dewayne-Net] "Help American Workers. Pass TPP."
> > > Reply-To: dewayne-net () warpspeed com
> > >
> > > "Help American Workers. Pass TPP."
> > > By Michael R. Bloomberg & Thomas J. Donohue
> > > Sep 16 2016
> > > <https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-16/help-american-workers-pass-tpp>
> > >
> > > Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both said they will oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact 
> > > between the U.S. and 11 nations negotiated by the Obama administration and signed in February. But their views 
> > > shouldn’t matter much, because the issue should never get to the next president’s desk. Congressional consideration 
> > > of the agreement has been delayed long enough. Congress should vote on the bill -- and pass it -- before the year 
> > > is out.
> > >
> > > Anti-trade sentiment has made it fashionable for candidates to oppose TPP. But while a vocal and energized faction 
> > > of voters on the left and right advocate protectionist measures, most Americans -- including majorities in both 
> > > parties and among independents -- believe more trade is good for the American economy. So do nearly all economists 
> > > and a large majority of the business and agriculture communities.
> > >
> > > Global trade opens up new markets to American businesses, creating new opportunities to grow. In fact, the U.S. 
> > > actually runs a cumulative trade surplus in manufactured goods with our 20 trade agreement partners, and we’ve long 
> > > run global trade surpluses for services and agricultural products. But you wouldn’t know that by listening to the 
> > > presidential candidates.
> > >
> > > Trade also lowers the cost of goods for U.S. consumers. Without trade, everything we buy -- from food to clothing 
> > > to electronics -- would be dramatically more expensive. When was the last time you heard a candidate say you ought 
> > > to pay more for groceries and underwear?
> > >
> > > The U.S. will never again be the global capital for low-skill manufacturing, and attempting to reclaim that title 
> > > by turning away from trade and erecting protectionist measures would be a fool’s errand. The 1950s-era economy is 
> > > gone and never coming back -- more as a result of technology than trade.
> > >
> > > Most of the manufacturing jobs lost over the past two decades have been automated out of existence, not lost to 
> > > trade. As goods and services are increasingly purchased online, greater access to foreign markets is essential to 
> > > American businesses, including our manufacturers, which increasingly depend on foreign markets to support jobs here 
> > > at home. For instance, U.S. auto exports more than doubled between 2009 and 2014, topping 2 million cars and trucks 
> > > for the first time in 2014. Shipments of “made in the USA” cars to China rose tenfold in that period. And without 
> > > the growth in trade that the U.S. has experienced during that time, many more Americans -- in manufacturing and 
> > > other industries -- would be out of work.
> > >
> > > The challenge we face today is finding ways to create more high-wage jobs and to ensure that more Americans have 
> > > the skills and education they need to qualify for them. Such jobs tend to be dependent on foreign markets for 
> > > materials, labor and customers. Breaking down barriers to those markets, which TPP will do, is essential to 
> > > America’s future in the global economy.
> > >
> > > Of course, the overall benefits of trade are small comfort to those who feel the immediate pain of losing their 
> > > jobs when a factory moves its operations overseas. There is more that elected officials can and should do to help 
> > > such workers, but opposing TPP is not one of them. In fact, politicians who blame trade for sluggish economic 
> > > growth are merely diverting attention from their own failure to deal with critical issues that are holding back 
> > > businesses, including addressing the country’s antiquated infrastructure.
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
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