what we've had since we largely did away with tariffs and embraced the religion of free trade has resulted in the hollowing out of american production capacity, the hollowing out of smaller towns, and decade after decade of reduced purchasing power for the average worker. the only ones that have been happy with this is ceos. the people forced onto welfare buying cheap chinese made crap at walmart think they're getting a deal, but the truth is they could have a much better chance of having a decent job, not be on welfare, and live in a town that didn't feel like a depressed demilitarized zone if that stuff at walmart was made in the us and was 2% more expensive. a race to the bottom is still losing, no matter how fast you're traveling.
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