[Texaggie79]

Strictly economically speaking, AMERICA benefits from the deal and the socialist country eventually loses out in the end.

Our market gets a product or service that costs our economy less resources to achieve. As I said before, this frees up resources to be spent elsewhere.

Let's go back to the ever popular "banana example". Our market would be much more taxed if we consumed bananas grown in the US. As we all know, it would cost significantly more than in more tropical climates. Now, let's cut out the climate aspect and say that we can get bananas cheaper from other countries because their government "props up" the banana industry in their country. From our point of view, we are still getting the less expensive product, and our economy still benefits from it.

Therefore, it is moot, how other countries supply the cheaper product or service. The fact that it is provided is a benefit to the consumers and business owners that do not reside under those socialist policies.....

[Texaggie79]

What a post number to get.....

[Billy_bob_bob]

.....while being a detriment to those who used to make their livings providing said product or service.

Just wanted to provide the rest of the sentence.

[RaceBannon]

But you are describing banans and oranges! (I couldnt resist)

Bananas were never made here! Those jobs didnt go anywhere! We got them from an outside source to begin with!

Not a good analogy. Bump me on the next try. :)