[Cacophonous]

And I would submit that any increase in consumer prices are only temporary and will drop again when American manufacturers catch up to demand.

[A. Pole]

And I would submit that any increase in consumer prices are only temporary and will drop again when American manufacturers catch up to demand.

On the other hand if "free" trade transfer of American industry continues and dollar value collapses, Americans will not be able to afford foreign goods anyway. The difference will be that productive capacity will be gone.

[Princeliberty]

Any increase in price would overall be more
than offset by the increase in American jobs
and increase in pay for those jobs.

The bottom line would be the standard of living
in this country would be improved.

Sure you can have you cheap imports form
China, but when you destroy the good jobs
at the same time the nation's standard of living
declines.

The current trade policy is good only for
a few fat cat CEOs and the thugs of Beijing.