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Our big box stores need cheap Chinese goods that the Mexicans can afford. Of course a lot of middle class Americans get all giddy about the low prices and praise free market economies, capitalism, Gaya and The Man on the Moon for their good fortunes that they can by so much more now. What they fail to realize is they are buying crap and usually has very short utility span.

That's the problem I have with the big free trade supporters, it is like a religion to them. I know the Democrats have their "barking moonbat" problem, I'm afraid we have a similar problem with the free traders.

Nuff said, all I can say is that if we continue down this path, the middle class will be gone and people will not be able to afford to buy the cheap stuff made in Red China or God knows where as the old saying goes, "you cannot do business with people who have no money."

Take TV's for example, I use this a lot but I'm the most familiar with it. I have a 1982 Zenith System 3, our daily watcher, got it for $600-$650 in early 1983 as new. We've been watching it everyday from about February of 1983 onward to now. It has been fixed twice, no problems. I still have a 1970 Zenith Chromacolor, our first color TV and I'm sure if I change some tubes and mess with the convergence, I can make it function again. In 1971 when we got it, it was the same as the 1982 set, around $600. True color TV's are cheaper now but they don't last as long and are more apt to be tossed.

This is quite true...I can not understand why anyone supports globalization given the protectionism that foreign competitors enjoy via their government policies and the beating our businesses get at the hand of our government-excessive regulation and failure to make foreign competitors live up to their worthless agreements which American businesses must adhere to.

Christianity is my religion, free trade just makes sense. The economic theory makes sense and it is truer to a freedom loving mindset. Anyway you go about restricting trade takes away some freedom for consumers as well as creating inefficiencies in our economy.

I do not favor trade with countries with coercive labor practices. For my personal policy I avoid buying Chinese made products even if it means paying more. However I will not pay more or accept inferior quality just because it is made in USA. Japan, Korea, India, Germany and most other countries do not use coercive labor practices and I see no reason not to buy their products as long as they are a good value. If other countries want to restrict their domestic markets, they hurt themselves more than us.