Pros And Cons Of America After The Trans-Pacific Partnership

America After the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Introduction

In an article from the New York Times it discussed how this past week President Donald Trump had many executive orders set forth in a busy first week in office. One of those orders would be him pulling the country out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Trans-Pacific Partnership was a multiple way trade deal between the United States and 11 other countries (Baker, 2017). There were many pieces of this deal, but the main part of the deal for the United States was the idea of lower tariffs or free trade with these countries. TPP was a big deal that was enacted by former President Barack Obama. However, Trump had a more aggressive approach to trade with his “America First” approach

It came with its pros and cons just as anything else. The New York Times covered this breaking news with a strong approach. The Times kept their bias out of this article which is always a pro. It is always preferred that bias is left out so the reader can create their own opinion on the topic presented. The points presented are thought provoking for sure. The author discussed the idea of China now getting the upper hand as a country after we back out of TPP. This is a more than fair point. Countries may now have no other choice, but to side with China since that is the only way they will be able afford certain goods and services from the U.S. This is concerning considering how Trump had such an aggressive approach when it came to China abusing us as a country. The Times also quoted how John McCain criticized this decision, saying it was “a serious mistake that would hurt America. It will send a troubling signal of American disengagement in the Asia-Pacific region at a time we can least afford it” (Baker, 2017). It is fair to see where Senator McCain is coming from with this point. We do not want to come across as if we do not care about other countries. However, the United States is always what should come

When it comes to economics it is always important to ask what we should produce, but more importantly we should ask for whom we should be producing for? When it comes to the answer this, it should always be America first. America has adopted a lifestyle over the last decade of giving, but never really receiving anything in return. The country has been taken advantage of and what Trump was trying to say with ending this deal was that this will happen no more. Free trade is not a practical practice. Why should we allow for companies to be outsourced (to countries such as Mexico) and then allow them to bring their products back into this country free of charge. The United States has been losing companies and jobs to countries like Mexico and China for years and it is about time that it stopped. President Donald Trump is not trying to come across as though he does not care about other countries, it is just that Trump wants America to be the top priority. By doing so he is going to end free trade and not allow the U.S. to be take advantage of again. Companies such as Ford have already complied with Trump’s new proposal. Ford decided to not build their Mexico plant and instead expand upon their Michigan plant, therefore creating more jobs in America. I would have to cast my opposition to the points the author presented in this article. Although the points arisen were strong, I believe Trump made the right