[BfloGuy]

Governments don't trade with governments. Individuals trade with individuals.

Anyone opposed to free trade is advocating government control over individual economic freedom. Let's just be clear on that.

Now, with that out of the way. Let the anti-free-trade people justify why they want more government control over our economic lives. It will, no doubt, have something to do with the "common good."

Everything the authoritarians want is for the "common good" as they define it.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

No you are wrong.

The Peoples Republic of China GOVERNMENT trades with Americans.

Well not trades, because the Peoples Republic of China GOVERNMENT is ... wait for it:

PROTECTIONIST

So "trades" isn't really the right word.

Steals our manufacturing base deliberately, is a better description.

[central_va]

Anyone opposed to free trade is advocating government control over individual economic freedom. Let's just be clear on that.

I am in favor of free trade between the 50 states. Across international borders, not so much. As for manufacturing being off shored, that is a matter of national security and those companies that do that should have the hell tariffed out of them.

Just look at South America, no manufacturing base equals no middle class and no defense worth a crap. The third world.