Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)

[eri]

did you read the full 46 pages?

[skid]

The summary pretty much tells the story

[Perry]

TPPA et al are no more than colonialism by another name.
Just worse, in that it has a veneer of respectability hid-
their inherent exploitative and manipulative nature.

[Perry]

A little more gets exposed.

[Perry]

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3xayc0MoU0

[donna]

Geez that's really scary - you can just picture NZ bankrupted and fracked till there's nothing left under such an agreement aye. Surely we're not going to sign up for that.

cheers,

Donna

[Perry]

We aren't, but they are going to
sign us up without our consent.

Remember the old adage about secrecy?

Only those with something to
hide have anything to fear.

What does the NZ Govt and TPPA
gung-hosters have to hide & fear?

[Perry]

Bye Bye Sovereignty - Hello Corporate Serfdom

Tobacco Giants Sue Britain Over Rules On Plain Packaging
25 May 2015

Big Tobacco is pushing back against Europe's effort to remove the
marketing allure from smoking. Two of the world's biggest tobacco
companies have filed lawsuits against the UK Government over its plan
to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products.

Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco both argue
the measures deprive them of property in the form of trademarks, and
are seeking compensation that could extend to billions of pounds if
they succeed, although similar legislation in Australia, has already
been subject to an unsuccessful lawsuit.

[Perry]

Have Fun!

Read the TPPA.

[Perry]

TPPA fast-track bill signed into law by Barack Obama
30 June 2015

US president Barack Obama on Monday signed into
law legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to
push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been
the subject of intense debate in Congress and across
the nation.

[speights boy]

Exclusive: TPP will prevent ban on foreign ownership

ONE News can reveal that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal will stop the right to restrict sales of homes and farm land to non-resident foreigners in fellow TPP countries.

We will not support an agreement that takes away basic rights for New Zealanders"
- Labour leader Andrew Little

"We will not support an agreement that takes away basic rights for New Zealanders," Labour leader Andrew Little told ONE News.

"This is a big problem we have at the moment we can not have an agreement that cuts across that right to restrict sales."

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/exclusive-tpp-will-prevent-ban-on-foreign-ownership-q02778

[donna]

I see Key says....

John Key accepts the TPP deal would block any future restrictions on foreign investment from partnership countries, but not China as it's not signed up.

But in the China Free Trade agreement it says they can not be singled out so how would Key impose any restriction on China that they would be happy with given 10 other nations are exempt?

...I like Labour's 5 requirements for the TPP to be workable for us. Key says Little is just being political - maybe he is but they are valid concerns and don't seem unreasonable.

cheers,

Donna

[PTILoveYou]

Exclusive: TPP will prevent ban on foreign ownership

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...nership-q02778

Andrew Little says that signing TPP could see New Zealand give up too much power.
Is Andrew serious? When does NZ ever has 'power' compared to other bigger nations?

[PTILoveYou]

I see Key says....



But in the China Free Trade agreement it says they can not be singled out so how would Key impose any restriction on China that they would be happy with given 10 other nations are exempt?

...I like Labour's 5 requirements for the TPP to be workable for us. Key says Little is just being political - maybe he is but they are valid concerns and don't seem unreasonable.

cheers,

Donna

Perhaps that's why John Key and National government have not done anything to ban foreign house buyers.

Because all along they knew they can't ban them!

[speights boy]

Perhaps that's why John Key and National government have not done anything to ban foreign house buyers.
Because all along they knew they can't ban them!

My understanding is there is nothing in the China FTA which stops NZ from banning foreign buyers.