[spikeytx86]

There they go again. $700 billion trade deficit or 5.3% of GDP and we are the ones who are going to destroy the economy. Most of our defense hardware is now from overseas (a good portion of which is from china) but hey at least my DVD player is cheap. Millions of Hardworking factory workers are out of work, but hey what 40 something father of 2 and a wife wouldn't want to leave a $50,000 a year job with killer benefits for head stocker at Kroger, after all he should feel sorry for depriving that 9 year old in Malaysia a factory job. I mean we only managed to become the prosperous nation we are on "protectionism" a.k.a. trade deals that make sense so commonsense states to change course immediately.

[Lunatic Fringe]

$700 billion trade deficit or 5.3% of GDP and we are the ones who are going to destroy the economy.

A trade deficit is meaningless. I suggest you study up on economics, particularly what Adam Smith said about trade deficits.

Most of our defense hardware is now from overseas (a good portion of which is from china) but hey at least my DVD player is cheap.

A rivet is a rivet... except when rivets cost .12 a gross from India and $12 a gross from Indiana. I fail to see how paying MORE for an American product helps the economy... it doesn't.

Millions of Hardworking factory workers are out of work, but hey what 40 something father of 2 and a wife wouldn't want to leave a $50,000 a year job with killer benefits for head stocker at Kroger

Boo-f'ing-hoo! Plan your life better. And when things go wrong, man up and do what it takes to care for your family... even if it means swallowing your pride and finally going to get that degree like you should have done at 18.

I mean we only managed to become the prosperous nation we are on "protectionism"

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! But given your atrocious knowledge of economics, I'm not surprised by your lack of sense of history.

[zbigreddogz]

You are aware that we have lower unemployment then economist thought was possible just a decade or two ago. It was thought that 5% was the bare minimum just on people transitioning from one job to another.

And you clearly don't understand trade deficits or a lot of other really basic economic concepts.

[Trinity5]

"Most of our defense hardware is now from overseas (a good portion of which is from china)..."

Most? Can you point out what? Have you ever heard of the Berry Amendment?