[driftdiver]

Many of these foreign countries spend a lot of money lobbying our politicians.

[dragnet2]

My point is, I feel free trade policies were stacked against the U.S. from the beginning, and feel the U.S. Government intentionally used those policies against us, and compounded that betrayal of the American people by following with ever increasing tax, regulation and control of *everything*.

In other words, the free trade policies were likely a set up....

Many of these foreign countries spend a lot of money lobbying our politicians.

Exactly...A set up? Were they paid off?