So the obvious conclusion is to jump to infinity...
Thats what you were implying, evergreening medicine.
They dictated the terms of the TPP negotiations as they pertained to the USA. Yes.
And the US dictates to the rest of the group mrite?
It all depends on what is being offered. If I have the next Amazon or Apple to offer, then the leverage is certainly reduced.
If vietnam is offering to lift their bowling ball tariff... not a lot of leverate.
More like what do you have to offer and what do i have to gain, if Apple tries to sell me an iphone X, the net worth of the company is meaningless to me, im looking instead as to what do i have to gain and what do i have to offer in return.
In that regard the US didnt had much leverage.
See you want a serious discussion but you ignore the points given.
What leverage does the US had with Japan, Mexico and Canada as to enforce US draconian pharma laws into these countries?
Yet they were all signing onto a treaty that allowed pharmaceutical companies to extend their patents and cost their healthcare systems and citizens billions of dollars in the process. I can only imagine that the juice was worth the squeeze.
Billions? more like a few millions.
https://www.health.govt.nz/news-med...ic-partnership-tpp-health-related-information
- TPP requires a few administrative changes to PHARMAC (it will be required to consider applications within a specified period of time and offer a review mechanism). Implementing these changes is expected to involve up to $4.5 million in one-off establishment costs and $2.2 million per year in ongoing operational costs.
- The patent term extension outcome in TPP is estimated to cost on average $1 million per year because New Zealand practices are already very efficient.
So a couple million dollars while the New Zealand government was looking at raking a few billions in exports.
edicines New Zealand believes signing of the TPP has potential to boost the New Zealand economy by between $2-4 billion per year, open up new markets for our exporters, and allow New Zealanders improved access to innovative and beneficial goods including medicines and vaccines.
http://www.medicinesnz.co.nz/news/m...n-the-trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations/
So gain a couple billions in exchange for a couple millions.
The corporations did write it via their lobbyists and lawyers. There is a chart that breaks down who was involved with the negotiations and its pretty much all transnational corporations with a little bit of labor and government official sprinkled on top. I included it in this OP:
http://forums.sherdog.com/posts/110557105/
The US private industry was advising the US policy makers on terms of private trade? how nefarious.
Why would Japan, Canada, Mexico and other +trillion dollars economies surrender to the US over minor trade concessions? Why would Chile, Australia and New Zealand be that worried about trade when their exports are commodities and thus highly desirable?
The only one who had no leverage was probably Vietnam.
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Funny thing that when someone claims the world doesnt orbits around America he gets accused of being anti-American, i like America, but you guys have such hubris even after almost 3 decades since the Cold war ended.
Trump cant even get Mexico to pay for the wall, but Obama had forced Japan, Australia, Chile, Mexico, Canada, etc. to adopt their shitty for-profit healthcare system? sure buddy.