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How about your answer, Willie? Don't give me classical quotes from historical players that philosophically bash financial institutions. How about an honest to goodness answer from that post that you responded to?

Let me offer this disclaimer: I do not want to read something from you that suggests that you want perfectly balanced trade - it doesn't happen in the real world. I'd like for you to be psychologically balanced too but that's not going to happen either. You may ping all your fellow protectionists or, more discreetly, send them private messages to come to your aid on this thread but I do request the you provide an answer.

America is blessed with abundant and diverse natural resources, Joe.
And as you well know, my preference is that we maintain our sovereign independence by striving to utilize our own resources first, minimizing the necessity for international trade by having a flourishing and diverse domestic economy.

I'm also well aware that those conservative principals of self-reliance and self-sufficiency are an anathema to you. You would prefer to shackle our nation with dependency on foreign supplies of goods. That is why you denigrate the "protectionists" of national security.
You really ARE low, Joe. Very, very low.