The word-game being played with the TPP is when they talk about "free trade", it isn't generally referring to the free trade of goods or services. The last cent

The word-game being played with the TPP is when they talk about "free trade", it isn't generally referring to the free trade of goods or services. The last century of trade agreements already removed most tariffs[1]. Instead, when the TPP (et al) talk about "free trade", they are referring to the free trade of capital, which is an absolutely insane idea[2]. As you note, as it relates to actual goods and services, the TPP is generally restrictive, which is probably part of the larger goal of creating corporate sovereignty (e.g. ISDS), and general export of western power (e.g. the IP restrictions). TL;DR - It's imperialism via corporate corruption and regulatory capture. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_United_States_history#/media/File:US-Tariffs.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_United_States_histo... [2] http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/ http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/