You've been indoctrinated well in our public schools.
hey, I'm not longing for the good old days. The statistics show that a lot of bad things have happened to our economy since 1970. We used to have much lower unemployment. The paychecks that people used to get would go much further in the economy than they go today for most people, when you measure the paycheck's ability to purchase a basket of goods. Our people are harmed tremendously by these trends. You seem to think that international trade causes a downward move in incomes. This is not true. It is bad policy from washington that does it. And the americans are sheeples like you not to be concerned about it like me.
We americans had a reputation in the year 1700 for having an astonishingly high standard of living compared to europe for the average person who lived here. When people came here as indentured servants in 1645 they immediately experienced a higher standard of living than they had before. Our nation has always been a shining city on a hill and able to provide for the ordinary people much better than other nations. Only in the last 30 years have we for the first time in our history experienced large downward movements in our ability to provide for our people.
Congtratulations, you're a good sheeple to think this is good. Don't supp with me!!!!! I am an american, I prefer to hold my government responsible for its failures. I say 'no excuses' to our leaders, you say 'chain me I like it'.
back when we had this higher standard of living we had very few imports or exports. Why should trade with foreigners impoverish us? Our trade policies can be arranged to avoid this, so that we only profit as a nation, from trade. But the trade isnot the biggest problem. Policies from washington and stupid sheeples are the problem.