[kevkrom]

Am I the only one that sees it this way?

Probably not, which is sad.

Protectionism from free trade is simply another use of government force to impose a desired social or economic outcome, which is just as bad when it's used for your pet purpose as it is when the liberals do so for theirs.

/soapbox

[central_va]

So there have been no adverse social or economic changes due to out sourcing our manufacturing infrastructure? The simple mindedness of the free traders is astounding....