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Free trade is destroying this country. I can do without melamine tainted baby formula, dog food that kills dogs, toys with lead paint, TV’s that are so crappy you have to have an iron clad warranty and appliances that are cheap and break easily. The crap this brings into the country makes us dependent in very bad ways and will lead to socialism.
As for cars, GM makes some great cars. I am sick of people bashing their own country’s products...it’s un-American. I buy vegetables in season. If you have ever traveled to Mexico...I don’t want to eat their produce-they have no food protection laws and extremely poor sanitation. I am for COOl-country of origin labeling and will not buy food from overseas. We need to get back to making things in order to have a prosperous capitalistic country...trade is not helping anyone but India and China and will destroy this nation.

You keep harping about socialism. Unions are the epitome of socialism. Collectivism forced down the throat of a company using political pressure from socialist cronies in the government. Unions hate "right to work" states. Why? Because it defangs them. They lose political muscle. When left to their merits, people tend not to join. If unions actually had something worthwhile to bring to the table, they would have no problem recruiting members. They would have no need of having laws passed to give them special control over people who simply wish to be employed by a company, not controlled by a union.

If you sincerely believe that crap is being imported into the country, then manufacture something better. Market it at a higher price. Convince the consumer that you are bringing better quality to the table and that it is worth the price differential.

Free trade saves me money and provides variety. I'm a discerning consumer. I can tell the difference between quality and crap. I purchase the former and leave the latter on the shelf.