[raybbr]

With free trade agreements (FTAs) with Peru, Colombia, Panama, and South Korea needing con­gressional approval; Trade Adjustment Assistance up for renewal; the struggle to advance multilateral trade talks in the World Trade Organization (WTO); and, critically, the need to extend the President's trade pro­motion authority (TPA) this summer, policymakers have ample opportunity to implement a more protec­tionist policy stance or to stay the course and con­tinue to allow America to reap the benefits of open market policies.

Are we operating under unknown pretenses? Free trade would mean no restrictions whatsoever. As long as governments get involved there is no such thing as free trade - just agreements that put America at a disadvantage.

[1rudeboy]

Thanks, Capt. Obvious.

[RightWhale]

Free trade would mean no restrictions whatsoever

This is the common myth. This is what the average person would probably think before educating himself. Reality is the opposite: only a regulated market can possibly be free.

[Toddsterpatriot]

- just agreements that put America at a disadvantage.

Our $13 trillion economy and 4.4% unemployment rate shows that trade is just killing us. LOL!