“Protectionism is simply mercantilism. Trade creates jobs. “
It creates jobs in other countries, not ours. The facts are conclusive.
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.