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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2453204/Be...
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The TPP had many other issues though. Examples include criminal penalties for breaking DRM or disclosing trade secrets, and establishing an international tribunal that allows corporations to sue for monetary damages from a government that passes a law which they feel is discriminatory. (I know the US has trade agreements like this already, but it's a new thing for Australia -- and unfortunately we are now part of the…
The point of that was to stop Malaysia and Singapore from pirating movies and software. I think there's something to be said about the correct distrust of MPAA. But at the same time, Malaysia and Singapore were clear pirate hubs that were harmful to any IP based economy.
That's an absurd and factually incorrect statement.
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I might be being a bit of a snob, but in the context of a cheese-related discussion kraft singles don't really rate mention.
Are you even allowed to call them cheese? I thought they had to be labeled as a processed milk product or something.
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I've honestly only seen/owned at best a handful of products made in the UK. (I look at the country of origin of almost everything I buy, and I generally prefer EU-made things over Chinese-made things). Things that come to mind: - Lorlin switches, and there is (probably "used to be") a Möller plant in the UK. - A hammer made by Thorex. Good concept, poor quality. - A saw made by Thomas Flinn. Poor steel. - Fountain pe…
There's an industrial estate almost literally a stones throw from my window (here in the UK) that makes all kinds of things, especially Aero related.
Are there any downsides to this that were perhaps left out of the article?
The downside of free trade agreements is well studied: while overall it's a net positive for the economies involved, there are some individual losers.
But that could turn around as consumers discover new cheeses and then incorporate cheese into their diet more.
One thing I recall about Japan, specifically Tokyo, was how many French patisseries there were, so it would seem to me there's a huge untapped market for French Cheese and Wine to accompany.
[1] https://whatjapanthinks.com/2017/10/05/camembert-is-japans-f...
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/1xwk51/is_it_true_th...
Japan has avoided the madness of tariffs and trade wars that has affected the west recently. Instead they have been quietly negotiating trade deals with everyone and generally getting along. Good on them! Also it includes cheese, which will make westerners in Japan very happy.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreements_of_Canad...
"For the first time, the trade agreement includes countries' Paris climate deal commitments." This is a brilliant answer to the tragedy of the commons. Often times people ask why they should make great efforts to be more environmentally friendly when other groups are not. This creates multiparty incentives attached to real economic benefits to keep their word on climate change. I hope The US, China, and Russia all en…
They were not negotiated on either - they are just what each country has said it would do.
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I might be being a bit of a snob, but in the context of a cheese-related discussion kraft singles don't really rate mention.
Say what you will about Kraft singles, but they melt like nothing else. Kraft doesn't belong everywhere, but it has foodie applications. [0] [0] - https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/07/whats-really-in-american...
"For the first time, the trade agreement includes countries' Paris climate deal commitments." This is a brilliant answer to the tragedy of the commons. Often times people ask why they should make great efforts to be more environmentally friendly when other groups are not. This creates multiparty incentives attached to real economic benefits to keep their word on climate change. I hope The US, China, and Russia all en…
The TPP would have folded in a bunch of environmental protection rules, but the US blew it up. It's debatable how good these protections would have been, but they were not nothing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership#Envi...
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I might be being a bit of a snob, but in the context of a cheese-related discussion kraft singles don't really rate mention.
Say what you will about Kraft singles, but they melt like nothing else. Kraft doesn't belong everywhere, but it has foodie applications. [0] [0] - https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/07/whats-really-in-american...