Marx proposed 'free trade' as a tool to speed up global communism because he knew global business would chase the cheapest labor and work environment over the globe until all were reduced to the status of third world serfs who would willingly accept any politician's offer of 'hope and change'.
A nice overview of 'The Case Against Free Trade'
Here's the result of 'free trade' in the current and three prior administrations. (Up to now it had been hidden by 'enhanced' government statistics and access to cheap credit.) Follow the blue lines.
Unemployment counting those in the civilian labor force who are unemployed and those working part time but need full time plus those bumped out of the civilian labor force who need work.
CPI that measures the cost of a set standard of living, not a declining one.
Real GDP created using the above CPI
The following chart was created using the governments statistics:
As to the argument about onerous regulations. Large global companies have no problem with regulations. They are a great way to suppress competition from small business and start-ups.
As to the argument about our deteriorating educational system, there are multitudes of experienced, proven workers who are either unemployed or under employed. There still are a few graduating who have escaped the Cultural Marxism brain washing.