Your motivation, despite your protests to the contrary, HAS to be a selfish economic one.
AND, you continue to miss the point: FairTax SOLVES the imbalance the USA has in respect of foreign trade.
Get off your protective tariff mantra and open your eyes to a FAR BETTER SOLUTION: FAIRTAX!
How about taxes targeting imports which promote domestic industry?
Free trade is the selfish position putting Americans in competition to 3rd world peasants.
The Free Traitor™ can never, will never understand the motivation of a patriot.