The real goal is to restrict governments’ ability to regulate and tax corporations – that is, to restrict their ability to impose responsibilities, not just uphold rights. Corporations are attempting to achieve by stealth – through secretly negotiated trade agreements – what they could not attain in an open political process.
但支持投资协定者并不真关心产权保护。他们的真正目标是限制政府对公司进行监管和课税的能力&mdash;&mdash;也就是说，不仅要保护权利，还要限制政府施加义务的能力。公司试图通过公开政治流程无法提供的地下途径实现这一点&mdash;&mdash;如秘密贸易协定谈判。