[MissAmericanPie]

"This emphasizes that there is no distinction between trade and international trade in principle"

In principle? There is a big difference between free trade within the nation and enriching unfriendly foreign nations using child and slave labor at the expense of the US manufacturing and industrial base.

I think we have had about enough of these elite think tanks that can't find their rear ends with both hands.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"I think we have had about enough"

Dictionary Information: Definition Self-aggrandizement
Thesaurus: Self
Description and Meaning: The Self

Self-aggrandizement (Self`-ag*gran"dize*ment) (?), n. The aggrandizement of one's self.

Back to speaking for all the people I see.

[Luis Gonzalez]

I somehow just knew that you would be all in favor of protectionism, which in all actuality is an elite few who are unwilling to compete in the business sector, seeking protection from the government for their income and their inneffective industries, at the expense of the rest of the nation's people.

[neutrino]

I think we have had about enough of these elite think tanks that can't find their rear ends with both hands.

You can certainly include me in that "we". I've said it before, and I'll say it again - China and India have high trade barriers and strong protections for their economies. We don't. They are growing more rapidly than we are. This is a logical inconsistency.

Free traitin' - just UN sponsored global welfare that the US taxpayers get stuck for.

[neutrino]

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