[garbanzo]

I know that protectionism doesn't work, per se, but I also know that we have to have ‘make things’ in this country to stay strong.

We have to both "make things" *and* be able to sell those things for more than what it cost to make them. We have to understand that increased competition drives down the price of everything, including labor.

[dljordan]

“We have to understand that increased competition drives down the price of everything, including labor.”

I haven’t noticed it driving down the price of management.