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TPP & TAFTA Transparency: More Vital with Crony Capitalists' Push-back to Pope Francis' Remarks

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Doubt about the need for transparency with the Trans Pacific Partnership & the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement, has been dispelled by the current push-back to Pope Francisà ?? criticism of "exclusionary" market economies. Attempts to get Pope Francis to back-down on his assessment of 'tyranny' of unfettered capitalism, 'idolatry of money' in return for donations can only be viewed as pale in comparison to the behind-the-scene intimidation of governmental officials by Crony Capitalists to reverse over a century of progressive accomplishments. Upton Sinclairà ??s 1906 book The Jungle depicted poverty, the absence of social programs, unpleasant living and working conditions, and the hopelessness prevalent among the working class, contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. NAFTA on crack best describes TPP & TAFTA.
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