"Which points to one of the major flaws in protectionist reasoning: protectionism is not about making things more "fair," it is merely about re-distributing economic rewards to different constituencies".
Different constituencies in India, China, etc? I believe that is called strip mining the wealth of Americans in favor of Corporations. But that is a side issue to the big issue. Nationhood. Evidently there is nothing we will not be asked to give up that we will not give up.
Yes and no. Not all the "constituencies" are overseas. Depending on your point of view, it can be argued that the majority of them reside here, and provide those high-paying jobs the folks at JBS claim to represent.
I believe that is called strip mining the wealth of Americans in favor of Corporations.
That is simply absurd. If there if "strip mining" going on (I tend to avoid Marxist rhetoric), it's occuring to an even greater degree in our "protected" industries.