>Or, from another perspective, why should the hypothetical UAW member pay more for a chip so some engineer could get more money for less work?
The UAW member shouldn't. We engineers can and do compete worldwide.
I disagree that free trade makes the US weaker. Only by doing what we can do best, will we be as strong as we can be.
Restricting trade is more likely to lead to war.
Ahh, now I understand. Free traitin' is, essentially, a protection scheme. We give the Chinese all our jobs, our manufacturing, and our technology. And they give us "insurance" that nothing bad will happen to us. Al Capone would be proud.
Free traitin' - the latest form of organized crime.
You are absolutly right concerning open markets and doing what we do best. Trying to explain freedom to the protectionists however is frustrating since their passion over-rules their manners and it is all name calling, hyperbole and inappropriate nationalism.
They want the gummint to control production, distribution and pricing and all opposed are traitors. Pitiful.