[Asclepius]

This gonna get real ugly.

Indeed. Union people always get ugly for irrational reasons. It's what they do. Your job is to convince them that free trade benefits us all or switch to the Democrat party. So get to work already you slacker.

Sheesh. Why are people who oppose free minds and free markets always such whiners?

[raybbr]

From #11.

"I have asked several of the "free traders" to point out to me where free trade, as they envision it, has been implemented and has proven to be beneficial to all sides. So far none has.

I contend that Ricardo's theory is just that: A theory that has never been applied nor proven. Those who advocate free trade are asking us to accept a theory that has not been applied in over 100 years.

Another question: If Ricardo's theory is what we need to make everyone in the world rich, why has it never been put to the test? We hear endless references to the theory but yet no one has ever fully applied it to any economy. Perhaps wiser heads have prevailed seeing the folly in Ricardo's theory.

They can argue for application of free trade all they want. Until I see a practical application that proves the theory I will always remain against it."

Can you offer any answers?