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You say America has the strongest economy ever? In the 1950s America was the economy of the world. We made and consumed our own products. Those were real jobs for real people, not the imaginary ones in the shrinking service sector we have now. In the 1950s we still had homesteading in Alaska. Property values were reasonable even in growing areas. You live in a fantasy world if you think America is stronger today economically than it was in 1950. But then again, you'll say anything to keep us in the status quo. That's what you do: shill for the status quo.

Sorry, but I remember the recession of the late 50's and the stagnation/inflation'price controls of the 60's back before Reagan proved that supply-side economics works.

Say hello to the Beav and June Cleaver in your reminisces..

According to Senator Hollings, in a statement to congress in 1990, the American economy was deemed too strong by many foreign interests. So they opted to create a system of "free trade" which wasn't in his words, about cheaper prices, but to force America to accept "dumping" of their cheaper goods on American markets.

He commented in his testimony that the foreign interests created an organization that would include Americans that was expressly set up to influence the government to let down any trade protections, or tariffs that existed, and give them full reign to kill off American manufacturing capabilities so foreign interests could take over our markets.

These comments were made during the presentation to Congress of the AIR TRAVEL RIGHTS FOR BLIND INDIVIDUALS ACT (Senate - June 08, 1990). The text is available through thomas.loc.gov

When you hear "Free traders" deriding tariffs, even though historically tariffs helped to bring the American economy to superpower status, you will know where their political philosophy is derived. From foreign governments and foreign manufacturers and American multinationals who created a variety of organizations to achieve their goal of robbing Americans of their national economy and give it away to the world.

You say America has the strongest economy ever?

Yes!

In the 1950s America was the economy of the world.

You're funny. Yeah, all we need to do to recreate the 1950s is to destroy all of Europe's and Asia's economies. You saying we should fight WWIII so that high school graduates can have the high standard of living they had after WWII?