• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      3 months ago

      Well, US-EU and US-Canada trade is not only replaced by EU-Canada trade, but by a number of other relationships as well. For exam

      Trade in both the EU and Canada is up, despite trade with the US being down in each bloc.

      Also, these things tend to snowball into bigger deals.

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    3 months ago

    I still remember the huge Protests to stop TTIP and CETA for weakening Food safety Standards and consumer protection in the EU. I don’t know the contents of the current agreement, but i guess that time, big Corporate interests and the big orange pedophile pushed it through…

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    3 months ago

    This clearly illustrates that the economy is not and has never been a zero sum game. If the pie can get bigger, all participants can get a bigger slice.