[1rudeboy]

"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.

And it has been repeatedly pointed-out to you that volumes of research, and specifically the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom, show a direct correlation between economic freedom and per capita income, etc. What else do you need? It goes without saying that increasing taxes, regulations, etc., is bad for all involved. Will you next suggest that somebody find an example of a 100% tax-regime to prove it's true?

[raybbr]

Nice little hissy-fit. No one has yet shown me that this theory will work. There has always been regulation of some kind to trade. Why fix something that isn't broke unless you are goiing to be one of the lucky ones to benefit from it?