I do understand what you’re saying. We’ve got to find a way to improve things for us while not isolating ourselves. We do have to realize that we are in a global economy now, and we can’t just suddenly turn back the clock and try to undo that. It will be a tough task to strike the best balance without ultimately crippling either end, but not impossible.
I think a good start would re-impose tariffs, this will begin to level the playing field.
I also believe it would revive our economy and help increase wages as productivity would increase.
We have become nothing more than a service economy, and have become beholden to foreign countries for our country’s income. I find this dangerous and unacceptable.
All our eggs are going into foreign baskets. We will only become crippled when the time comes when these foreign companies decide to “hold hostage” these goods upon which we rely. And if we can no longer make these goods, because there are no longer any industries here, or people who know how to work machinery, we find ourselves in the exact same position as we do with the Middle Eastern oil.