"A lopsided treaty from which a mere 1% will benefit"

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25. Of course, there is more to this than just farm products

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While farmers are on the front lines and will show the most obvious signs of damage in the beginning, there are other aspects of this "trade" deal that will affect people in a negative way.

For example, the head of the medical association related this experience: He had been working as a researcher at an American research institute when he suddenly became ill and had to call an ambulance. The ambulance wasted two hours of precious time trying first to find out what his institute's insurance covered, and then trying to find a hospital that would accept that insurance. Then, to add insult to injury, the hospital told him he had to be out of there within 3 days, regardless! "If this had been in Japan," he said, "the only problem would have been finding the closest hospital that had space and emergency staff available. Is this (American-style system) the kind of health care system we want in Japan?"

Of course, the audience answered, "No!"

"And yet," he continued, "under the TPP this may be the kind of 'health care' system we can expect in Japan."