[KC_Conspirator]

That is not a fair comparison by any means, and in fact, I think its inaccurate. However Buchanan does make a good point about free triators not having any answers to the wholesale loss of jobs and industry, the trade deficits, and the potential national security concerns this poses.

I usually don't agree with Buchanan.

[Racehorse]

Buchanan does make a good point about free triators not having any answers to the wholesale loss of jobs and industry, the trade deficits, and the potential national security concerns this poses.

With all due respect, the free traders do have an answer.  "Let em eat rice cakes."  :-)

[Alberta's Child]

I would agree with Buchanan on this issue, but only if he bases his arguments on sound economics and expands his attack on "free trade" to include all of those other things that make this "free trade" an exercise in "unfair trade."

I would list excessive regulation, taxation, abuse of civil courts, etc. as even bigger influences in the loss of U.S. jobs and industries than cheap competition from China.

A couple of years ago I predicted right here on this forum that the EPA's decision in the General Electric case in upstate New York would have devastating consequences on the long-term industrial base of this country, and everything I've seen since then confirms this. I could provide details if you'd like.