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If they all stand to profit from it and have influenced democratically elected governments to participate in it specifically without the people, doesn't it actu

• tzs 11y ago
  > If they all stand to profit from it and have influenced democratically elected governments to participate in it specifically without the people, doesn't it actually make corruption the more plausible cause? What makes you think they have influenced democratically elected governments "specifically without the people"? In the US, 49% think it is a good thing, and 29% think it is a bad thing [1]. In most of the other countries involved, support is higher (see same link). > Wait, wait, hold the phone. I forgot that giving government officials money is free speech now. Carry on. Spending on TPP is greatly exaggerated [2]. [1] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/23/americans-favor-tpp-but-less-than-other-countries-do/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/23/americans-fa... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9968057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9968057