Only Marxists and people whose understanding of Marxism is limited to cliches believe that it looks good in theory. Free trade however is both theoretically sound and empirically proven. It works every time it's tried. Look at all the benefit you've gotten during the last decade from cheap goods from China. Would you rather have paid more?
So here we are with a Marxist-Socialist in the highest office in the land - and he also dropped the 'Buy American' proposal in the bogus stimulus package.
Of course he would - who benefits from our openness to trade? Give you a hint. China.
And yes, I do pay more for American made goods - the Dollar is not my God. You know Spain used to be a first rate world power? But they decided they were too good to manufacture their own stuff and lived off the gold and silver of the New World.
Just as we are living off the supposed soundness of the Dollar.
And now we see China as the coming super power, thanks to the Free Trade crowd.
And by now you've heard of the 'Rust Belt? We saw North Carolina go into the Demo column, used to be a stanch conservative state but with the factories shutting down, may as well go for the free pork being passed out by 0. "Empirically Proven" ? Just look at who controls Congress and who is sitting in the White House.