Domestically, commerce between the 50 states, I believe in total 'Laissez Faire', but having said that I am a protectionist and proudly so. Just like < insert every single founding father name here. >.
Once you cross the border it is the duty of every American to question what is being transacted and to hold the govt accountable to make decision IN THE BEST INTEREST OF AMERICA. I really don't care whether you like it or not.
We have huge deficits with every other country and your idea is to sell them our natural resources and freeze us out. Hell you guys would sell all of it overseas if you could get away with it.
In the 80's I lived in New England for a year and fuel oil price was thru the roof, I remember the oil patch saying 'let 'em freeze'. See people remember things.
Free trade IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF AMERICA.
Free to Choose video series on YouTube.
People remember things but not correctly. Yes New England froze and still can because they are idiots and refuse to expand their pipelines and utilities. It has nothing to do with exports. The Founding Father had nothing against exports. Please cite one example of a FF trying to stymy exports. The FF did like to tax trade and that was eventually the cause of the Civil War.
There is no “we” on trade. There are individuals and companies making choices on how to spend their money. There is no right as some part of a collective “we” to decide how a rightful owner of something can sell it.
Now start up the up what’s best for our national defense and wants best to fight the commies argument. But I’m sure Obama and the Dims would be glad to help regulate trade in a satisfactory manner.