> I've been seeing only negative articles about TTIP Maybe there isn't a positive side? It's a fallacy to assume that there must be a positive side. That said,

> I've been seeing only negative articles about TTIP Maybe there isn't a positive side? It's a fallacy to assume that there must be a positive side. That said, it probably depends on point of view. I'm sure some people consider greater corporate profits to be a "positive" thing. On the other hand, I view that increased profit that widens the wealth gap as increasing social unrest, a serious "negative". > What will it give us in return? More "public-private partnership" style corruption? The initial steps of corporate sovereignty at the expense of national sovereignty? Profit for various corporations (leading to a widening of the wealth gap) thanks to easier movement of capital and the overriding of regulations (via the treaty itself and via ISDS later on). In short, even more undermining of national power and the rise of corporatism (or, depending on your definition, fascism). -- aside: This is one of the reasons it is stupid to give corporations a pass on things like surveillance (ad tracking, analytics, the windows 10 mess, etc). Far too often people are (rightly) concerned about what the government is doing while ignoring corporations that do the same thing. This becomes a serious problem if the corporations become government (either de jure or de facto).