His actual proposals are for tariffs. Call it what you want but tariffs are protectionist and are an exercise in futility.
You cannot explain how tariffs address the core issues of why businesses are fleeing this country and the resulting slow growth of GDP.
Protectionism concerns fair competition. So how is it fair that U.S. industry is subjected to excessive manufacturing and employment regulations while foreign industry is not?
I totally support foreign competition. That’s what stopped the U.S. auto industry from dealing in rust. But allegiance to foreign industry is no better than allegiance to domestic, unionized manufacturing.
And let’s not forget, the GM bailouts didn’t resuscitate U.S. properties — it saved the foreign investments. Is that fair given it was our tax dollars that gave those operations relief?