“America has experienced a trade deficit for as long as I can remember”
Free trade has dismantled America’s manufacturing base, has destroyed our economy. The wages of Americans have stagnated since the advent of free trade. Our deficits were as nothing compared to what happened with the advent of free trade. That can be verified quickly; we have the internet now. The trade bill was passed in SECRET. If it is that good, why, why, was it kept secret?
“I for one, welcome President Obama to the side of common sense solutions”
Why does common sense require secrecy? Wouldn’t the common sense lodged in the bill plainly override all objections? Is it common sense to repeat the same mistakes? What is Obama’s track record for being pro-American, in any sense? Who in their right mind would trust Obama, would grant him MORE power? Senator Sessions said that the bill has an enabling clause that allows Obama to change it at his whim. With free trade and Obama, we have ninety-two million Americans unemployed.
Your argument is based on no facts, simply conjecture.
Odawg: Anyone (like you) who is against “Free Trade” in principle - is DELUSIONAL and also doesn’t believe in FREEDOM & FREE MARKETS.
The cold reality is we have a world economy and we MUST compete with the rest of the low wage laborers in the world. We’ll have to do so by working smarter and using our superior infrastructure & technology.
Are you really so naive to believe that we can create our own “American Job bubble” (with high wages/benefits that are incredulously insulated from the world economy).
Maybe you should join a Union...
In fact, the Union mentality is a close cousin of your Anti-free-trade mentality. When you naively say you’re against free trade, you’re essentially saying you want to establish an “American Labor Union.”
Study economics before you post.