[iconoclast]

When did we ever have free trade with the Japs (or anyone else for that matter)? Globalism is not free trade.

[Jaysun]

When did we ever have free trade with the Japs (or anyone else for that matter)? Globalism is not free trade.

Globalism, free trade, call it anything. The assertion that this guy makes is that globalism is going to result in America losing it's productive edge. To me, that seems absurd. How could lower priced goods from other countries have that effect? The competition causes us to seek ways to increase productivity - at least that's what I would think.