Very well said.
This so called “free” trade has also virtually ruined many communities and entire small towns. I’ve seen this myself first hand. We have areas FULL of closed down factories and businesses that stand as monuments to this insane and failed trade policy.
People here that would have otherwise worked are now in the ranks of the FSA(Free Shit Army). ‘Food Stamp’ use has increased by 20-35% since the year 2000 in ours and surrounding counties. Most of the younger people move away immediately after high school. My wife and I would have too, if we hadn’t managed to find good paying jobs here, which are very few. Our ‘social safety net’ has prevented outrage over this by the victims of it as the welfare benefits have masked the pain and reality of it all. If it weren’t for that, we would have had people in the streets with torches and pitchforks demanding a stop to it long ago.
"Free Trade" has done more damage to the USA than any other enemy.
Granted a lot of manufacturing towns are democrat hotbeds. But there where a lot of republicans mixed in. You go to what's left of a region with no manufacturing supporting them and they are ALL SOCIALSTS now, on the dole. Sad. I hate "Free Trade".