[central_va]

If we go to protectionism, those 91% of people with jobs (9% unemployment) will experience a much lower standard of living. How would you like to pay $199.95 for a pair of sneakers and $89.99 for a cotton shirt sewn in NYC? I would’nt[sic]

That is such crap. This is the BS Free Traitors have been pedaling for years. The cost of labor in manufacturing is around 10%. So even if the shoes or whatever are made in the USA the MOST the price would go up is around 10% - AT THE MOST.

[federal__reserve]

You are contradicting yourself. If labor is only 10% why is cheap foreign labor a problem in the first place? Chinese shoes should cost only 10% less according to your theory.