> Why this needs to be done as one giant agreement seems crazy...
If you want to circumvent debate and controversy, get all your buddies together and write up an omnibus agreement or bill. Bundling different ideas together makes it hard to talk about it, let alone debate it.
I go back and forward on this; is it really this brazen or do the people crafting TTIP and TPP really believe it'll make the world better. There must be some involved who think it'll create jobs and money for everyone.
Maybe I'm just being overly optimistic - it certainly does look like what you have said.
There's a good chance they think it will make the world better. With that being the case, I'd argue people are more likely to circumvent debate and controversy if they think it will make the world better.
That's not the point. The point is omnibus tactics will always be used to circumvent debate and controversy. It may be for the better, but if it becomes the norm, there's a good chance it will typically be for the worse.
I suppose it comes back to this crazy religion (Ayn Rand et. al.) that looking after yourself at the expense of others is the only way to make the world stable. It's very convenient for people who are being selfish or making things worse to agree with such crackpot ideas.
Interesting down voting here, any reasons you care to give as to why you disagree? I think the above is a pretty common belief from economics, right wing thinking and Ayn Rand amoungst others.
If you want to circumvent debate and controversy, get all your buddies together and write up an omnibus agreement or bill. Bundling different ideas together makes it hard to talk about it, let alone debate it.