[ex-snook]

Hey the best way to ‘sell free trade’ it would be to identify who is now holding all the good jobs ‘fleece trade’ has created. [those in China don’t count)

[1rudeboy]

And what, shoot them? Da, comrade.

[stephenjohnbanker]

BUMP

[snowsislander]

Hey the best way to ‘sell free trade’ it would be to identify who is now holding all the good jobs ‘fleece trade’ has created.

Actually, I agree that would be a good way if it were possible.

It would be very beneficial for the proponents of free trade with, say, Red China, to show exactly all of the job gains and job losses in various areas here in the U.S. due to that trade, and to show that indeed there is a strong economic benefit to such trade with a totalitarian state.

That would indeed be a first-rate way to argue their case, but as far as I know, it has not been attempted.