Different constituencies in India, China, etc? 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.
The evidence seems to be against you regarding the quality of jobs replacing the jobs that are going over seas. There is a balance you know between the self interest of your stock portfolio and the best interest of your fellow countrymen.
I don't want to let you slip away without getting back to the issue of the Steel Tariff. You blew that off far too easily.
The trade laws on the books states that a nation has the right to impose a temporary tariff in order to allow an industry to retool, regroup, and make itself more competitive in a world market.
You may not have liked the Steel Tariff but the fact is according to the treaty involved Bush had the right to issue it. This board went against what is written in it's own books in order to give the USofA a slap down. And folks like you see no problem in handing over the reins of power to these jackasses. I have to dash to work, gad I hate to leave a good debate when it's getting good. I'll check back.