[bert]

Boo Hoo..... Cry for a world gone for ever.

We live on trade. To forsake it is to die

[Lexinom]

First of all, you have implied a false-dichotomy: that to prefer American goods is to oppose free trade. No, that IS free market economics - consumers voting with their wallets. There is no rule dictating that nation of origin may NOT be a criteria in purchasing decisions. It is your right, and mine. If you want to vote for the Chi Coms, you support what they are doing, you believe they make a superior product then hey, it's your money.

Secondly, like it or not, there will be a hit this year on Chinese goods - for reasons other than what I laid out. I don't have a good footing on the extent, but the media attention on lead paints combined with the always-wear-a-helmet mentality of many (not all) a suburban mom will have more people looking for that "Made in China" sticker than usual. This, too, is part of a free market economy.

[Paperdoll]

>We live on trade. To forsake it is to die.<

Because of a atupid, faulty trade agreement with Red China, the U.S. suffers billions in trade deficits every year! We are dying by trade with them, my friend.