[ColdSteelTalon]

These are not transactions conducted between governments, they're business deals transacted between people.

You are so naive. Free trade without real restrictions is killing our country. Don't feed me the line of bull that buying foreign goods helps American jobs. Manufacturing is just about gone and in 10 years our passenger aircraft will be built in China too.

The only jobs left for Americans will be service jobs.

We will be cutting each others hair and selling each other pizza.

Oh and working government jobs collecting income taxes.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Free trade without real restrictions is killing our country.

What is your proof it's killing us? Is it the 4.6% unemployment rate? Maybe our +3% GDP growth?

Manufacturing is just about gone

LOL!

I guess if "just about gone" means we made more than China and Japan, combined in 2005, then you're right.

The only jobs left for Americans will be service jobs.

Yeah, I miss working in a factory instead of in a nice air conditioned office. I'll bet working on a farm 16 hours a day was a lot of fun too. Why aren't you whining about all the farm jobs we lost over the last 120 years? Yet, somehow, we produce more food than ever.

We will be cutting each others hair and selling each other pizza.

I like pizza and haircuts. Maybe you have a useful skill? Perhaps you'd share?