[Toddsterpatriot]

I've still not seen a rational reason why we place our dependence on foreign interests and foreign trade, a untested notion, instead of producing what we need and trading with ourselves.

So who gets to work in the sweatshops and how much will they make? How much will American sneakers cost? How much will the sneaker makers earn?

I simply don't think you have thought the ramifications through and are prejudiced by your opportunity to make wealth from it.

Yeah, I haven't thought about the ramifications of foreigners cutting off our supply of sneakers.

[William Terrell]

So who gets to work in the sweatshops and how much will they make? How much will American sneakers cost? How much will the sneaker makers earn?

Sweatshops?

Let's say a foreign sneaker now costs $25 and a person making $10/hr can afford it. Can a person making $20/hr afford an American sneaker for $50?

You seen to forget that while American goods produced here will be higher in price, jobs will pay a higher wage since the job market will not be glutted with workers seeking less and less jobs that went overseas.

The higher prices will pay the higher wages. This is pretty simple stuff. I's been done and it worked.

Yeah, I haven't thought about the ramifications of foreigners cutting off our supply of sneakers.

What about foreigners cutting off our supply of fatigue fabric and combat boots? Web gear? Sub assemblies for military hardware?