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Oh, I believe in free trade, but it must exist within the 7 rules of a free market, Adam Smith. These rules do not exist with a Communist nation that owns everything, is centrally planned, and is a ruthless, thuggish political bully. To believe we can have free or fair trade with a communist country is to be a political lightweight, or a damn traitor.

What is wrong with a private American Co. making money off of communists? I know that 12% of Motorolas business comes from the Chi-Coms, I just don't see a problem with it. They have never been accussed of transferring prohibited high technology.

btw...I worked at Motorola in Schaumburg up until about a year and a half ago. The no smoking ban must be relatively new, as it was not incorporated while I was working there. They had a real nice smoking room. Perhaps it started durring the big layoffs a few months back.

I have a simpler, more beneficial plan. Produce and manufacture the critical and essential goods we need and conduct research and development of new technology here domestically first. We have about 300 million people here in the United States and a population and work force as diverse and integrated as any in the history of the world. The one and only reason US industrial and manufacturing concerns are lobbying for the implementation of universal "free frade" agreements and the "reform" of current trade laws and restrictions, is cheap labor, pure and simple, not a deficit of qualified technical personnel. Also, when we do trade, we should trade with ALLIES, not sworn enemies and economic competitors that seek our doom. Preferential trade with communist, totalitarian China is not only suicidal to our long term national security interests, but incredibly unfair and disrespectful to our loyal allies that deserve the business. China's actions toward us merit them no trade status with us whatsoever. Besides, we have the rest of the world to trade with and they should be punished in this way in the very, very least.