Why would a country penalize work (remember, welfare and gifts are free of income tax) and pay those put out of work to buy cheaper goods from China? To make them in China, US companies have to give 50%+ ownership to China and pay import taxes on goods brought to China to build for the US.
” I figure **** it, while I’m at it, why not just shoot my buddy, take his job, give it to a sworn enemy, hike up gas prices, bomb a village, club a baby seal, hit the hash pipe and join the national guard...”