I was also for Perot.
That has been widely ridiculed here of FR, but I am proud to have stood for America back then. Even if a lot of people here (and other places) have been strongly critical of Perot.
Perot was right.
Even if somewhat less than a huge vote-getter. Trump is far more well-spoken.
And Trump is in the GOP. Everything is favorable this time around.
Perot did pretty good for a third party guy
I will admit that I was a free trader. I bought into the idea that it would benefit everyone. I now admit that I was very wrong and people like Perot and Trump were right. Fair trade is only fair on a level playing field. Government in the U.S. at all levels makes it impossible to compete with cheap labor and lack of regulation/taxation. On top of that - the free trade vehicle was used by the big corporations to put the little guys out of business. The corruption that now exists between the big corporations, big bankers, and politicians/bureaucracy is so entrenched it seems impossible to fix.
“Free trade” has been anything but free for the average American.
With that said, automation/robotics is going to fundamentally change our economy in many ways. With our present unemployment levels the last thing we should be doing is importing low skilled workers who won’t be able to find jobs, but will be able to access welfare programs. Even removing labor costs, I still suspect that corporations will move manufacturing out of the U.S. to avoid taxes and regulation unless someone does something drastically different. The only candidate that appears to understand this is Trump.
“Perot was right.”
Yes, he was, but as Trump would say “he choked.” The good news is that Trump isn’t going to choke!