>> anytime there is pressure in the form of “competition” regardless of the industry, it’s usually benefits of the end user/consumer <<
Yeah, but if the competition comes from Canada, Mexico or another foreign country, it’s bad.
Like for example, we don’t need no foreign washing machines.
Correct?
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Correct. It has to be an even playing field where each entity has the same fair shot. I was primarily talking about domestic businesses that are on an equal basis.
When a domestic producer is hamstrung by tons of regulations and is trying to compete with a foreign producer that doesn’t have hardly any, that is NOT a fair playing field. We’ve all seen it with our own eyes through the years. It’s been unhealthy for our country and now we have a huge imbalance because of it.
Theoretically, in a totally “free” marketplace, it shouldn’t matter. But we all know such is not the case, especially when dealing with foreign competition.