[A.Hun]

The facts are what they are. Free trade has not hurt manufacturing jobs on a national basis. Productivity gains (primarily) have.

This is important because tariffs and trade wars hurt the economy when we can least afford it. That was a real mistake made in the first depression.

[mysterio]

It's not just a "free trade" issue. It's outsourcing manufacturing to slave labor markets in general.

Those "overpaid" workers bought stuff. Now they don't.

Cheap stuff isn't cheap.