First of all things to be asked is what this deal is trying to accomplish. “The TPP would …show more content…
Tariffs protect suppliers from being undercut by other countries. This deal does not include China or India which will improve the economy of the smaller countries that are included. The tariffs on goods used between these countries range from a broad spectrum. Regulations need to be put into this deal to keep it secure and safe. “The largest regulation to be set will be labor laws and environmental standards in Asia” (No Labels 1). The deal has been very secretive and information is limited to know how countries are acting and what is actually going on. With all of the hype for news on this deal people are wondering what the pros and cons are of this deal.
As a result of this, skepticism as well as optimism has been all over this deal. People want to know what the pros are to such a large deal. The Trans pacific partnership boosts exports and economic growth while creating …show more content…
“Nearly five million American manufacturing jobs – one out of every four – have been lost since implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)”(American Jobs 1). The worst part of this is that the TPP will further the devastation of jobs in the U.S. Many jobs will be lost to other countries included in this deal. The industries that may benefit include U.S. Fruit and vegetable farmers as well as beef farmers. “The produce industry will gain a lot of customers from the TPP “simply because it reduces their costs in the markets,” said Peter Tozer, director of Washington State University’s IMPACT Center” (Capital Press 1). This is a good deal for farmers in the United States because of the rapid decline in farms and farmers in the U.S. This gain is well needed for the