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There is really no such thing as “private Chinese investors”.

I know what free trade zones are. These free trade zones are part of the Agenda 21. They are not intended to benefit the US, just the opposite. These “free trade zones” are usually located in what the Agenda 21 refers to as “Gateways” or hubs of multi-modal transportation corridors.

There is so much more to this that I don’t feel like explaining to someone who obviously has his mind made up.

Obama and the Democrats are selling off America to pay off Obama’s huge gambling debt to China.

I see, I don't remember reading that China had nationalized every industry, did the Mongol hoards re-invade. The last news I had heard was part of the growth in China's economy was a move towards some (not very good to our standards of freedom of course) capitalism.

I find it curious indeed that a conservative, is against a tax cut on a business with the potential to create jobs, be on the state or federal level. I agree whole heatedly we should be willing to give the same tax breaks to American companies that want to start in Idaho. I can think of a few initiatives to offer tax cuts to startups here in Idaho, but I'm not sure how comparable the benefits are. I'll see what I can find out.

Please explain why it would be wrong for a Chinese citizen with the required capital to come and build a business in Idaho when you would see no problem with an American doing the same? These free trade zones have been done for more than the Chinese so I'm confused why all the uproar over this particular law. I'm searching for the logic behind the panic.

Please don't read me wrong. I'm not saying this is a wonderful policy, as with all policies it has its flaws. But it is not selling the United States to the Chinese. It is a natural occurrence of our trade deficit leaving the Chinese with a lot of dollars to invest after selling us cheap goods. It clearly is not the United States of America being sold to China and Butch Otter does not deserve to be thrown under the bus as being in league with Obama.

As far as shipping Nampa has a inter modal rail facility and it would make sense to build products and transport them by container to the docks in Portland. Grain among other things are shipped by barge from Lewiston (which is technically a port of entry into the US).

If you are against free trade for the sake of free trade ie. the everything should be made in America attitude, I have a suggestion. Find a copy of David Ricardo On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. written in 1821. He has a quite interesting explanation of the problems of mercantilism.