We have about 45 million citizens out of work.
Please, can't we have more free trade? /s
This premise died a slow death, but it is dead.
Reasoned reciprocal trade is good.
We haven't had it.
Posted on 10/16/2017 12:07:04 PM PDT by TBP
Did you read what you posted? Have you ever understood theorizing to illusions?
“Protectionism is simply mercantilism. “
Well, at least you got the first part right.
That mercantilism built the biggest capital stock in the history of man, NOT “free trade”.
The US established the high bar of mercantilism from its’ inception in 1787 until, at least, the 1950s. As the US began to cede this posture in the 60’s, Japan and China picked it up and came to realize that the US model was how nations became rich. Filthy, stinkin’ rich.
Since, we have witnessed the largest transfer of capital stock since the barbarians stormed the gates of Rome.
It’s gone from the US to China, and a lesser extent to Japan.
We have about 45 million citizens out of work.
Please, can't we have more free trade? /s
This premise died a slow death, but it is dead.
Reasoned reciprocal trade is good.
We haven't had it.
Trade creates jobs, in China, India and Taiwan.
Oh, but he has an impressive-looking graph.
So I suppose that makes everything okay.
No country ever off shored, retailed and imported its way to prosperity.
Here too. Read the article. Check the data. Free trade grows the economy of all the partners like nothing else can.
Did you vote for Trump.
So he hates Trump and loves Bush and the GOP e ....got it
Show me one modern trade agreement that actually involves free trade....there ain’t none
Trump is right the agreements made in the last thirty years all favor other countries. And even then we won’t enforce them
Only problem is there is NO free trade
Dang! I missed that...
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“Protectionism is simply mercantilism. Trade creates jobs. “
It creates jobs in other countries, not ours. The facts are conclusive.
OTH Having to pay $32.50 for a domestic toaster instead of $30.00 for gook made one is only an inconvenience at most. It is not a loss in any way.
No Way Around It, free trade is an absolute destruction of the working class in our country, and the soul-less exploitation of the world’s most vulnerable people.
You’e simply wrong on that point, and the facts do not support you.
Protectionism is much like Obamacare or minimum wage hikes. It closes off available markets, reducing sales, raising prices, and causing economic dislocation. The result of that is higher unemployment.
We haven’t had free trades in office for a while.
China has no OSHA. No EPA. No Obamacare taxes on employees.
Free trade means....given a choice.....companies will always go there to make stuff.
Free trade only makes sense if ALL participants play by the same rules.
The author of this piece is an idiot for skipping over this fundamental truth.
Free traders in a mercantilist world are suckers. We call their countries colonies, eventually.
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Free Trade is economic terrorism.
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