What Does Donald Trump Actually Intend to Do About Trade?

[eniwetok]

32. I don't have a plan

I have some principles how I believe we should conduct trade to protect domestic workers and industry. But I'm also on record below that free trade is a trap that we were stupid to fall into because it will be difficult to untangle.

As for other nations... I never said I don't care about them. I'm on record that I do but unlike you I don't see amoral and exploitative corporations as being their saviors. But obviously in your book if they're willing to be exploited, then exploiting them is fair game. AGAIN, this is a right wing meme.

So pray tell, how did your plan work out with China? Yup, the communist government was more than willing to let its labor force be exploited. It exacted technology transfers from US companies and got new equipment where US based companies didn't. And now China may soon become a strategic American foe.

As for your amusing claim " Fact is, if we don't trade globally, those here will suffer and many more will become poor."

I'm retirement age and seem to recall that the US did pretty well BEFORE free trade. Free trade as part of the right's war on labor, undercut labor's power and that is one of the big reasons all the economic gains are going to the top. Insecure workers don't ask for raises... here OR overseas.

So once again... the corporate owners aren't making the sacrifices. But then you probably think to the "job creators" go the spoils.