central_va: You attacked me (unfairly IMO) earlier on the Mark Levin thread, I then see your posts here, and now I understand: you are anti-free trade.
Please be careful attacking us “free traders,” because most of us are “free-and-fair” traders. Free trade isn’t free absent a level playing field, else the entire Ricardian comparative-advantage theory of trade goes out the window. So please keep that in mind. We’re not for tariffs either.
Also, I wish more people would keep in mind that the greatest ongoing experiment in free trade is called the United States of America! Throughout its history, the United States has allowed unrestricted trade among the states, and in my opinion the country has benefited greatly from the specialization that free trade allows. (Just imagine trade wars between the states. What would our national GDP be in that scenario?)
Quite he contrary. I’m as pro-trade as they come. I think you can sometimes use trade successfully as a foreign policy weapon, but to try to improve your economy by stifling trade is counterproductive.
This shows a complete lack of understanding on your part. The USA was formed to combat European mercantilism. The colonies, just after the war, were basically independent countries with a confederation binding them. Free trade among them is NO accident. The lack of duty free trade with other nations no accident. It was designed that way and codified in the USC.
Your la la Utopian free trade world is NEVER going to happen - ever. The rest of the world does not believe in free trade so WE HAVE TO RETALIATE. Thank God for Trump and thank GOD you globalists are on the way out. Now shut up and let patriots do our "thing".