[themeekforgotpw]

It's exactly that. Listen to Obama's State of the Union speech. He said it quite clearly. The TPP is about fixing international law and the terms of trade to benefit the US - as opposed to China (who has been pushing for other trade blocs with non-US law).

[amirmc]

> "...to benefit the US"

More specifically, I think it benefits US corporations. There's a sleight of hand in politicians/lobbyists presenting it as benefiting the US as a whole.

[themeekforgotpw]

The political elite seriously see absolutely no difference. There are a number of directions we could go to expand on that.