[Eisenhower Republican]

"I’m just wondering how he plans to do this?" The same way NAFTA and the other so-called "free trade" agreements destroyed our small manufacturers... by rejiggering the tax code - but in favor of local industries this time, instead of the other way around.

There were some local winners with NAFTA and GATT (agriculture mostly) but they employ very few people (even counting illegal aliens).

If we're going to preach self-sufficiency and smaller government, shouldn't we quit undercutting opportunities for our citizens to support themselves through work?

[Pelham]

Good post.

Eisenhower, BTW, considered himself a Main Street, small business Republican, as opposed to one wedded to Wall Street. He was suspicious of the influence wielded by large corporations, as reflected in his warning about a military-industrial complex.