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Originally Posted by Alex
It only takes 10 minutes. NAFTA is nothing like you described in the first paragraph, its entire intent was to remove the vast majority of tariffs and any other restrictions between the 3 member countries.
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I've spent more than 10 minutes looking into it. I don't think anybody could consider themself usefully, informed after spending that amount of time researching it. Something like NAFTA will be surrounded by propagandists (from both sides) putting down traps to mislead you. Same with the TPP.
Also: original intent is pretty-much irrelevant. What matters is what the governments actually do in response to the agreement, the resulting legal documents and how those documents are interpreted and enforced.
If it really did result in the removal of "tariffs", then I'd consider that a positive. I expect that's not all it did though.
I am personally sceptical of every proposed set of new laws. The general trend of new laws is a reduction in freedoms and by extension; a reduction in free trade.