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"Reagan's heart and head were clearly on the side of free trade. While president, he declared in 1986: "Our trade policy rests firmly on the foundation of free and open markets. I recognize ... the inescapable conclusion that all of history has taught: The freer the flow of world trade, the stronger the tides of human progress and peace among nations."
"It requires acts of faith in economic laws to applaud free trade. But Adam Smith was resoundingly correct in laying down the law that both parties benefit" - William Buckley on Free Trade
Is Milton Friedman a Conservative?
How about The Heritage Foundation?
Why America Need to Support Free Trade
And The Cato Institute?
It's a whole lot easier to find conservatives who are for free(r) trade than against it.
Thanks for those links Mase.
That's only because its been added to the mantra... Prior to the 1980s free trade was not remotely defacto a conservative principle, and it is not a conservative princple today... only dodgma and cowtowing have made most believe that it is.
There is absolutely NOTHING conservative about multinational trade arrangements that supersede sovereignty. Free Trade is a scam.