Jeebus

The Obama administration has revealed what policies it wants changed under the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.

What do the Obama administration oppose?

They oppose things like:

• Requiring that meat packing plants have separate spaces for halal and non halal slaughter.
• Restrictions on pork and alcohol importation for religious reasons.
• Better capital requirements for banks.
• High taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to discourage their use.
• Personal data privacy protections.
• Regulatory actions to control pharmaceutical costs.
• Objecting to a fee (all of $21) to file a copyright complaint.
• Public ownership of energy resources.
• Patent policies which prohibit evergreening (renewing patents ad infinitum).
• Comprehensive food labels.
• Buy local military procurement. (which the US has)
• A publicly owned post office.
• Requiring that cheese be made from milk.

Seriously, this is a neoliberal (free market mousketeer) wet dream.