ESTABLISH a comprehensive regional agreement that promotes economic integration to liberalise trade and investment, bring economic growth and social benefits, create new opportunities for workers and businesses, contribute to raising living standards, benefit consumers, reduce poverty and promote sustainable growth;
The only need Brunei has is to decide how to invest the country's wealth to continue its ability to care for its people. Brunei doesn't need a McDonalds on every corner. That type of capitalistic economy will drain the countries resources and cast it into poverty.
PROMOTE high levels of environmental protection, including through effective enforcement of environmental laws, and further the aims of sustainable development, including through mutually supportive trade and environmental policies and practices;
This environmental protection inclusion is nice if the economics were not so toxic to First World Countries. Kindly recall there is already an ecosystem assessment called the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (click here) It has been well over a decade since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. It sincerely needs to be revisited with RECOMMENDATIONS to move away from any carbon related energies. It also needs a reassessment of ecosystems to determine damage in the past 15 or more years and adjust findings to promote the return of rainforests. There are many options to pursue rather than a huge free trade agreement that will cause damage and not improvements.
When a country falls into poverty because Wall Street is like a sponge and takes up all the wealth to a few in the 0.1 percent the environmental concerns of the country disappears and huge damage is done to biotic systems. I much rather have a revisit to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and have scientists who are excellent practitioners of global climate knowledge decide how best a country can go forward to continue economic benefits while redeveloping these valuable biotic systems. To find those scientists I would first speak to Chris Fields at Stamford. (click here)
Chris Fields would be more than happy to work with providers of wind, solar and geothermal energy to bring relief to Earth's climate. As a matter of fact, Chris Fields should be asked to develop the revisit of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. No one needs a trade agreement to bring about climate improvements. As a matter of fact, the USA is a clear example of the failures of capitalism that only corrupts the morality of a country that should have been leading to protect and not destroying climate. No one needs a trade agreement for climate concerns. Ask Chris what needs to be done and how best to establish the platform.
Continued in next entry.
I haven't gotten into the text yet, but, I suppose the idea the USA is going to maintain jobs and good pay rates is somehow in the words;...raising living standards, benefit consumers, reduce poverty and promote sustainable growth...
It is difficult to believe really that Americans fall into that statement without questions. Americans have been completely compromised because of stupid free trade agreements. Raising living standards is something that should not refer to needs of Americans, but, it is. The rest of the statement benefit consumers, reduce poverty and promote sustainable growth would have been completely hideous two decades ago, but, here we are looking more free trade agreements with hopes it brings Americans out of poverty to a better living standard. Does anyone think that is going to actually happen for American?
STRENGTHEN the competitiveness of their businesses in global markets and enhance the competitiveness of their economies by promoting opportunities for businesses, including promoting the development and strengthening of regional supply chains;
Who does that paragraph of the preamble benefit?
Wall Street. Do local community businesses have the capacity to carry a product campaign with the global markets? No. Global markets are about Wall Street. There is nothing in the paragraph that focuses on supporting the local economies in a that is beneficial.
SUPPORT the growth and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises by enhancing their ability to participate in and benefit from the opportunities created by this Agreement;
STRENGTHEN the competitiveness of their businesses in global markets and enhance the competitiveness of their economies by promoting opportunities for businesses, including promoting the development and strengthening of regional supply chains;
Who does that paragraph of the preamble benefit?
Wall Street. Do local community businesses have the capacity to carry a product campaign with the global markets? No. Global markets are about Wall Street. There is nothing in the paragraph that focuses on supporting the local economies in a that is beneficial.
SUPPORT the growth and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises by enhancing their ability to participate in and benefit from the opportunities created by this Agreement;
Who benefits from this paragraph? The local economy? How? Try the internet and shipping. Shipping has significant costs to do business international. What does this paragraph mean? It means FedEx get to build a new hub. So, who benefits? Local economies, but, the real profit recipient is Wall Street.
ESTABLISH a predictable legal and commercial framework for trade and investment through mutually advantageous rules;
Get for real here. Legal and commercial framework. Who benefits? Wall Street. There is no business in local economies that are going to have a team of lawyers to be sure they are able to mail a package by FexEx to Brunei. Brunei, what is a Brunei?
FACILITATE regional trade by promoting efficient and transparent customs procedures that reduce costs and ensure predictability for their importers and exporters;
Oh, goody, a single customs document to provide to FedEx for my profit and streamlining.
RECOGNISE their inherent right to regulate and resolve to preserve the flexibility of the Parties to set legislative and regulatory priorities, safeguard public welfare, and protect legitimate public welfare objectives, such as public health, safety, the environment, the conservation of living or non-living exhaustible natural resources, the integrity and stability of the financial system and public morals;
Everyone needs a lobbyist. Who benefits? Wall Street. The only regulatory priorities that will come out of the USA Congress are the ones that oppress local economies to remove those profit structures to Wall Street.
ESTABLISH a predictable legal and commercial framework for trade and investment through mutually advantageous rules;
Get for real here. Legal and commercial framework. Who benefits? Wall Street. There is no business in local economies that are going to have a team of lawyers to be sure they are able to mail a package by FexEx to Brunei. Brunei, what is a Brunei?
FACILITATE regional trade by promoting efficient and transparent customs procedures that reduce costs and ensure predictability for their importers and exporters;
Oh, goody, a single customs document to provide to FedEx for my profit and streamlining.
RECOGNISE their inherent right to regulate and resolve to preserve the flexibility of the Parties to set legislative and regulatory priorities, safeguard public welfare, and protect legitimate public welfare objectives, such as public health, safety, the environment, the conservation of living or non-living exhaustible natural resources, the integrity and stability of the financial system and public morals;
Everyone needs a lobbyist. Who benefits? Wall Street. The only regulatory priorities that will come out of the USA Congress are the ones that oppress local economies to remove those profit structures to Wall Street.
RECOGNISE further their inherent right to adopt, maintain or modify health care systems;
AFFIRM that state-owned enterprises can play a legitimate role in the diverse economies of the Parties, while recognising that the provision of unfair advantages to state-owned enterprises undermines fair and open trade and investment, and resolve to establish rules for state-owned enterprises that promote a level playing field with privately owned businesses, transparency and sound business practices;
Who benefits here? Wall Street. There is absolutely no local economy that is going to benefit expect if the Bruei people suddenly discover the internet and all the wonder products offered by local economies that can be sent via FedEx with only one customs document.
This is the population of Bruei:
0-14 years: 23.82% (male 52,750/female 49,579)
Other than its northern coastline, (click here) Brunei is surrounded entirely by the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. In 2006, an outbreak of EV71 affected approximately 14,400 children in Sarawak (14). Thus, temporally and geographically, the Brunei and Sarawak outbreaks were related, raising the possibility that the same strains were involved. Sarawak had experienced EV71 outbreaks every 3 years (1997, 2000, and 2003),
Brunei has the highest standard of living on the planet. It has the highest GDP per capita on the planet. They are currently struggling with low income petroleum products. It has recently instituted Sharia Law. But, Brunei does not need an international trade agreement to invite pharmaceutical companies and investment interests and Physicians without Borders to improve the health of it's people. Brunei needs to exploit a sophisticated tourism that comes with high price tag. Group tours is not going to recover and extend the Brunei economy. Specialty Spas, etc. The reason some countries INSTALL Sharia Law is because it ends alcoholism and promotes self awareness of health and cleanliness. Bruei needs help and it needs help now and not through an international free trade agreement that only exploits the wealth of the country. Physicians without Borders can bring vaccines and all kinds of helpful information to the people of Brunei. If their wealth is exploited it will be gone forever and with petroleum losing it's luster, the wealth won't return either. I think the leaders of these people have to be very careful in how they spend their current wealth.
Who benefits here? Wall Street. There is absolutely no local economy that is going to benefit expect if the Bruei people suddenly discover the internet and all the wonder products offered by local economies that can be sent via FedEx with only one customs document.
This is the population of Bruei:
0-14 years: 23.82% (male 52,750/female 49,579)
15-24 years: 17.13% (male 36,485/female 37,127)
25-54 years: 46.9% (male 97,228/female 104,286)
55-64 years: 7.88% (male 17,366/female 16,470)
65 years and over: 4.27% (male 8,925/female 9,430) (2015 est.)
The best focus market is early middle age with a sprinkling of the youth market. What the heck happened to the 15-24 year olds?
Other than its northern coastline, (click here) Brunei is surrounded entirely by the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. In 2006, an outbreak of EV71 affected approximately 14,400 children in Sarawak (14). Thus, temporally and geographically, the Brunei and Sarawak outbreaks were related, raising the possibility that the same strains were involved. Sarawak had experienced EV71 outbreaks every 3 years (1997, 2000, and 2003),
Brunei has the highest standard of living on the planet. It has the highest GDP per capita on the planet. They are currently struggling with low income petroleum products. It has recently instituted Sharia Law. But, Brunei does not need an international trade agreement to invite pharmaceutical companies and investment interests and Physicians without Borders to improve the health of it's people. Brunei needs to exploit a sophisticated tourism that comes with high price tag. Group tours is not going to recover and extend the Brunei economy. Specialty Spas, etc. The reason some countries INSTALL Sharia Law is because it ends alcoholism and promotes self awareness of health and cleanliness. Bruei needs help and it needs help now and not through an international free trade agreement that only exploits the wealth of the country. Physicians without Borders can bring vaccines and all kinds of helpful information to the people of Brunei. If their wealth is exploited it will be gone forever and with petroleum losing it's luster, the wealth won't return either. I think the leaders of these people have to be very careful in how they spend their current wealth.
The only need Brunei has is to decide how to invest the country's wealth to continue its ability to care for its people. Brunei doesn't need a McDonalds on every corner. That type of capitalistic economy will drain the countries resources and cast it into poverty.
PROMOTE high levels of environmental protection, including through effective enforcement of environmental laws, and further the aims of sustainable development, including through mutually supportive trade and environmental policies and practices;
This environmental protection inclusion is nice if the economics were not so toxic to First World Countries. Kindly recall there is already an ecosystem assessment called the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (click here) It has been well over a decade since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. It sincerely needs to be revisited with RECOMMENDATIONS to move away from any carbon related energies. It also needs a reassessment of ecosystems to determine damage in the past 15 or more years and adjust findings to promote the return of rainforests. There are many options to pursue rather than a huge free trade agreement that will cause damage and not improvements.
When a country falls into poverty because Wall Street is like a sponge and takes up all the wealth to a few in the 0.1 percent the environmental concerns of the country disappears and huge damage is done to biotic systems. I much rather have a revisit to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and have scientists who are excellent practitioners of global climate knowledge decide how best a country can go forward to continue economic benefits while redeveloping these valuable biotic systems. To find those scientists I would first speak to Chris Fields at Stamford. (click here)
Chris Fields would be more than happy to work with providers of wind, solar and geothermal energy to bring relief to Earth's climate. As a matter of fact, Chris Fields should be asked to develop the revisit of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. No one needs a trade agreement to bring about climate improvements. As a matter of fact, the USA is a clear example of the failures of capitalism that only corrupts the morality of a country that should have been leading to protect and not destroying climate. No one needs a trade agreement for climate concerns. Ask Chris what needs to be done and how best to establish the platform.
Continued in next entry.
