| It's been a highly reported position both holded by | | | | because they had the government protecting it. |
| Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton. They have both | | | | Finally these businesses, such as the manufacturing |
| jumped on the anti-NAFTA "fair trade" bandwagon | | | | sector, are let out to compete on their own and fail |
| proclaiming the need to renegotiate free trade for a | | | | miserably. The explanation is that they can't compete |
| better economy and protect jobs. This is simply | | | | on the global market place. |
| doublespeak for corporate welfare. | | | | Instead of politicians pandering to protect business |
| These politicians embrace the ideals of "Fair Trade", | | | | and keep the status quo, they should embrace the |
| which I find highly ironic since it is a trade policy of | | | | fact that things change. If people in China can |
| government stepping in and protecting businesses | | | | manufacture cheap quality goods better than |
| from having to compete on a level playing field. | | | | Americans, than why should we waste American |
| These anti-free trade, fair trade ideals do nothing but | | | | labor on manufacturing. We can have them do better |
| sour the market place and cause good entrepreneurs | | | | things with their time that benefit the economy. |
| to leave the market out of frustration. | | | | Not only does free trade benefit Americans, but it |
| Free trade is the only form of trade that can work | | | | also benefits the countries we trade with, especially |
| with a capitalist society. Essentially it is how most | | | | the poor ones. China has been booming now because |
| capitalist societies function, except there are no | | | | they have access to the global market place. People |
| economic barriers between countries. There has been | | | | in China are working and producing goods. There |
| free trade between the states in the USA since the | | | | standards of living are improving too, as are ours. |
| beginning and no one looks at that thinking it is a bad | | | | To sum it all up, the politicians against free trade |
| thing. | | | | have poor policies. Free trade is a good thing that |
| Free trade allows businesses to compete on a global | | | | benefits everyone. The people that tend to be |
| market place. Some businesses will fail and this | | | | against free trade try to appeal to irrational/emotional |
| happens because they existed in the first place | | | | side of people to hope they buy into their ideas. |