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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
Trade agreements have always been negotiated between countries because they have different environmental laws, different regulations, different levels of government involvement in business, different salary/benefit structures, different tax structures, and there are opportunities to take advantage without rules.
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So we are at a disadvantage in international trade because of our "different environmental laws, different regulations, different levels of government involvement in business, different salary/benefit structures, different tax structures", and you think that the government can fix things? The government is the cause of those issues, not the solution.
If we can't make widgets better and cheaper here than a foreign competitor, why should we not import widgets and use our resources in areas where we do have an advantage?
P.S. Over 80% of the manufacturing jobs eliminated in this country in recent years were lost to automation, not to foreign competition. How is Trump's negotiating brilliance going to bring those jobs back?
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The free trade deal has been: The US gets cheaper goods and foreign countries get the jobs and profits.
That's a great deal for some people in the US and a horrible deal for others.
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Why do you think the government can or should determine who gets the "great deal" and who doesn't?
