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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: grusum who wrote (111722)	8/31/2011 1:26:08 PM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224740

I think the state of the economy speaks for free trade. When it started in the 60's and more so in the 70's the economy collapsed. Only the fact that we essentially created new industries in aviation and computers saved us. Now that free trade has given that away as well we are again in a poor state. We still have tariffs, but they are too low. They are truely a double edge sword, if they are too high it is as bad as they are now. It used to be that the US Government had a buy American act that essentially said just that. Now all of these many countries with trade agreements are exempt. So even the US Government does not buy many products made in America. If the companies making tanks, guns, and airplanes go under, then our defense will be weak when we have to buy from the French, Russians, or others for our weapons.