[DesertRhino]

I am in favor of trade, but until about 1990 a nation had to jump through some hoops to get most favored status. Now with free trade agreements that system is dead and we have zero leverage. In fact,, they can demand we accommodate them legally. You can literally use prison labor as in parts of Asia and freely sell the items here.

[1rudeboy]

"Most favored" status causes a lot of knee-jerk reactions, simply because of the terminology. It just means that you get to look up your products in the tariff book, instead of negotiating them one-by-one.

If you are a member of the WTO, then you get to use the book. It's as simple as that . . . .