We had the pleasure to have Professor Andrew Lubin at the Democratic National Convention this week. There was a lot of talk about trade and the TPP, some supporters as well as many opponents. Here is his take and how this year's U.S election can affect trade.

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5. WE HADTHE PLEASURETO
HAVE PROFESSOR ANDREW
LUBIN ATTHE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTIONTHIS
WEEK.THERE WAS A LOT OF
TALK ABOUTTRADE ANDTHE
TPP, SOME SUPPORTERS AS
WELL AS MANY OPPONENTS.
HERE IS HISTAKE AND HOW
THISYEAR'S U.S ELECTION
CAN AFFECTTRADE.

6. THE TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) AND NAFTA ARE
NOW PART OF AMERICA’S DAILY DISCOURSE. WHILE TRUMP
WANTS TO BUILD A WALL ON THE BORDER WITH MEXICO,
IMPOSE PUNITIVE TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS, AND RIP
UP-RENEGOTIATE EVERY TRADE AGREEMENT SO AMERICA
CAN ‘WIN’, MANY SANDERS SUPPORTERS WANT TO CANCEL
EVERY TRADE AGREEMENT, DOUBLE THE MINIMUM WAGE,
BAN GMO’S, AND BREAK UP THE BIG BANKS AND BIG
CORPORATIONS.

7. OPENTRADE HELPS BUT
DISPLACED WORKERS
MUST BE HELPED

8. OTHERS,
FORTUNATELY, HAVE
A LESS-LUDDITE
VIEW OF TRADE.
MRS. MARY ROSS
(MN) EXPRESSED THE
VIEW THAT WHILE
TRADE HELPS
CONSUMERS, THOSE
WORKERS WHOSE
JOBS ARE AFFECTED
SHOULD RECEIVE
GOVERNMENT-SPONS
ORED RE-TRAINING
OR SCHOOLING.

9. It's my job as a United States Senator from
Pennsylvania to fight for Pennsylvania jobs. In the
decade after NAFTA was passed, 525,094 workers were
certified as displaced, and a 2014 study found that job
displacement due to trade led to real wage losses of
12-17% 1984 through 2002. Thousands of Pennsylvania
jobs have been shipped overseas because of unfair
trade practices and outsourcing.
- Pennsylvania Senator Robert Casey

10. THE TPP IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE AMERICAN EXPORTS
INTO ASIA AND BIND THE 12 TPP SIGNATORY COUNTRIES
INTO A REGIONAL ECONOMIC – NATIONAL DEFENSE
ASSOCIATION THAT SERVES TO CEMENT THE UNITED STATES
AS THE ECONOMIC AND SECURITY HUB OF ASIA.

11. TRADE AGREEMENTS &
TECHNOLOGY ABSORBING
JOBS

12. WITH TRUMP’S TV ADVERTISING NOW FEATURING STEEL
WORKERS AND SHUTTERED MILLS WITH HIM TALKING
ABOUT ‘THESE TRADE DEALS STRIP THE COUNTRY OF ITS
JOBS AND WEALTH.
OPPONENTS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE MADE IT A PROXY FOR
THE NOW-POWERFUL FEAR THAT AMERICAN WORKERS ARE
BEING LEFT BEHIND, ALTHOUGH THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
IN CAUSING ENTIRE CLASSES OF JOBS, BOTH WHITE AND
BLUE COLLAR, TO DISAPPEAR, WAS DISMISSED AS
UNIMPORTANT.
THESE ARE COMPLICATED ISSUES WITH LONG-TERM
SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC RAMIFICATIONS. LET’S HOPE AS
THE TEMPERATURES IN AMERICA DROP AS THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION NEARS, COOLER HEADS THAN KATE’S WILL
PREVAIL.

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