[Ruth A.]

They should give up textiles, shoe-making and even agriculture probably."

The world would starve without the US agriculture. Perhaps we should just take all our jobs back.

[Willie Green]

The world would starve without the US agriculture.

Antiquated paradigm.
Our agriculture sector is being undermined, just like manufacturing. (Imports catch up to exports in U.S. agriculture trade)

Perhaps we should just take all our jobs back.

Wal-Mart forbids it.

[Radix]

" The world would starve without the US agriculture. Perhaps we should just take all our jobs back."

It is more complex than you might think. I read that the US actually imported corn from China in 2003. We should not need their corn, but the Markets have caused things to be quite competitive, and so corn growers move into other fields (no pun intended).

On the other hand, China imports from the US a lot of chicken feet. It is some form of a delicacy over there. Life is strange