[Rick_Michael]

“The best way for the government to encourage the creation of new jobs is to cut corporate taxes and reduce regulations on business.”

True, but in the long-run we do have to compel other nations to reduce their tariffs on our products. We have deficits with almost everyone, which wouldn’t matter if it wasn’t nearly with everyone.

[wolf78]

True, but in the long-run we do have to compel other nations to reduce their tariffs on our products. We have deficits with almost everyone, which wouldn’t matter if it wasn’t nearly with everyone.

100% free trade with the EU is absolutely possible and could be done within very few years, the problem is that the US would also have to give up trade restrictions. E.g.: Lufthansa and British Airways would want to be able to operate flights within the US or buy up their American partner airlines (like e.g. Jetblue etc.). They can't do that now.