You overlook the fact that there are other people in the world that make stuff to sell as well and they are aggressive competitors.
Isolation breeds stagnation and ultimately death. ey rcovered
The reason we were so successful was that much of the world was literally destroyed. We did not lose our economy in WW II. Once they recovered they wanted to be us. They work hard to get stuff.
To exist we must compete. Our companies great and small know that and thrive on the competition all over the world.
I haven't over looked anything. I'm looking at the big picture. When you factor lost jobs, higher unemployment benefits, fewer tax payers, military cutbacks, deficits, ad nauseum, saving $.25 on a notebook doesn't sound like such a great deal.
Isolation breeds stagnation and ultimately death.
Judging from the evidence, it's so-called free trade that has caused it.
The reason we were so successful was that much of the world was literally destroyed. We did not lose our economy in WW II. Once they recovered they wanted to be us. They work hard to get stuff.
They wanted to be us, in that they wanted to produce. They do, so must we.
To exist we must compete. Our companies great and small know that and thrive on the competition all over the world.
To compete means to offer a better deal to your customers. Losing jobs, higher unemployment benefits, fewer tax payers, military cutbacks, deficits, ad nauseum, to save $1.00 on a pen and pencil set is not my idea of a better deal.