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Zalatix

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28. Your "what should we do, bomb them?" argument is downright childish. And old, too.

Reply to Cronkite (Reply #15)

Wed May 2, 2012, 03:56 AM

May 2012

The way to beat free trade is not to bomb anyone back to the stone age.

The way to beat free trade is to use tariffs to stop the outflow of American jobs overseas, and to block the excessive amount of cheap labor imports.

Or better yet we could just beat China on wages, or let China beat itself on wages. This is in fact happening now. Neither you nor your free trade crowd have an answer to this:

http://blogs.cisco.com/manufacturing/made-in-the-usa-again/

This is proof that your beloved free trade is downright unsustainable.

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What kind of economy are we creating? [View all] matmar May 2012 OP

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Several, but one that obviously doesn't exist any more: at the end of WWII, raccoon May 2012 #6

As you say: the historical record is a beginning. pampango May 2012 #8

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A feudal economy hifiguy May 2012 #11

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Oligarchy ala Mexico taught_me_patience May 2012 #14

Destroying the majority of Europe's manufacturing base helped. Cronkite May 2012 #15

Exactly correct. A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #18

I know you have no answer for this but what the hell. Zalatix May 2012 #29

Not sure you asked a question of me, but what the heck. A HERETIC I AM May 2012 #31

I know you're joking about bombing China back to the stone age, but what if Mao pampango May 2012 #19

There couldn't really be a Mao dynasty hifiguy May 2012 #24

Your "what should we do, bomb them?" argument is downright childish. And old, too. Zalatix May 2012 #28

Greedy fucks have really screwed things up madokie May 2012 #20

I lived those years and losing our jobs overseas is the key change. Also lowering the tax rate for jwirr May 2012 #23

One word. Unions. lunatica May 2012 #25

Germany is now the number 2 exporting country in the world KurtNYC May 2012 #26

Your ideas will not increase US exports. Nothing can increase US exports except MUCH LOWER wages. Zalatix May 2012 #27

but Germany does not have low wages KurtNYC May 2012 #30