[Beck_isright]

I see the problem quite black and white. There are the "old" industries that prefer worldwide gloablist trading patterns and agendas. Then are the economic libertarians which want the government to quit punishing our domestic industrialists with excessive tax and regulatory polices to allow them to compete at a profitable level. It's a shame the gloablists are winning.

[harpseal]

Then are the economic libertarians which want the government to quit punishing our domestic industrialists with excessive tax and regulatory polices to allow them to compete at a profitable level.

Actually we do need a broad based approach to trade issues. We must address tariffs where approporiate at a reasonable level, We need to enforce our immigration laws regarding H1B's L1 visas and illegal immigrants. We need to get rid of the government subsidies to offshore investing. We clearly need to use all teh leverage possible to open up foreign markets as ours have been opened to foreign nations. we further need to get the corproate income tax dropped for those comapnies investing in new facilities in the uSA. Personally I favor economic development zones where all the profits from any corporation locating a facility therein and strictly employing American labor (citizens or legal immigrants) does not pay any income tax. As the prosperity from these zones spreads maybe we can get the entire nation declared such a zone.