Many of us are for free trade. But free trade demands open markets among all principals to work. The superior nation will always “win,” but everyone will be lifted. We do not have fair, open markets today. China, Japan, others have such barriers that by the time free trade won, the nation would be destroyed.
We've had a lot of policies which have been reversed.
For one thing, we should have separate trade agreements with Canada and Mexico. The countries are not comparable.
Absolutely false. Free trade means I, an Ameircan, am free to trade. It doesn't matter what the trade policy is of my trading partner. They need never buy a thing from me.
Right the U.S. still paying tariffs to these countries while they do not is B.S.
For people that do not understand this. This means our products are expensive in China (since businesses pass taxes on to consumers), and at the very same time there products are dirt cheap here.
Then compound that with the currency manipulation done by China. Then this makes it even worse.
Moreover, U.S. companies are forced to follow International rules about the environment that China, India and Mexico are exempt from.
Our government is encouraging companies to leave since they are making it not business friendly at all.
It’s a bad deal and America is getting bent over. Our country is going to h@ll with these RIGGED TRADE agreements.