[RockyMtnMan]

So in effect you don't produce anything of value yourself, you make money from the equities you trade.

I admire your ability to make money without actually producing anything but it detracts from your argument of free-trade. You have a strong personal bias because you benefit directly from free-trade.

Since you trade equities you should know where capital is flowing, is investment in the US up or down compared to foreign investment?

[Texas_Dawg]

So in effect you don't produce anything of value yourself, you make money from the equities you trade.

Does this make me a "neocon" or a "merchant" or a "Zionist" or a "globalist" or whatever the codeword is today?

Since you trade equities you should know where capital is flowing, is investment in the US up or down compared to foreign investment?

You seen the stock market lately? You seen Europe's markets (or everyone else's for that matter) lately?