Benefits.
Kieren, I *really* hope you're getting paid by someone other than the register for the spin you're putting on TPP. And a HELL of a lot.
Benefits:
Corporations will be able to sue *foreign* governments if laws they enact challenge the corporations profitability. This benefit alone makes my stomach churn, my blood boil, and my eyes roll back in my head - I've seen what the oil industry is trying to get away with here in Canada, and what the chinese will be willing to do with our water.
Me? I get ZERO benefit from the TPP. Large corporate entities? They get *plenty* of benefit, to reduce costs, reduce salaries, reduce tax payments and increase profits. Those are the benefits.