Of course they have benefited us.
My small company operates presently serving the companies operating all over the world. The reach of American companies operating literally all over the world provides the jobs that keep America humming. To deny that fact is just plain foolish
Isolationist claptrap is just that. Most that oppose trade have not a glimmer of knowledge of how global trade enhances our daily lives. They don’t realize the extent of the actual involvement of many workers that don’t know where or to whom the order or products currently underway end up.
Good for you.
Bull
“Isolationist claptrap is just that. Most that oppose trade have not a glimmer of knowledge of how global trade enhances our daily lives. “
I’m old enough to remember what the USA was actually like when we were broadly middle class and before we were sold a bill by those that put the desire for imported cheap labor over country, and consolidation of business and media over the tangible benefits of competition.
Failure to defend our markets and economy and security, along with bailouts and crony capitalism running rampant, and never ending M&A are counterproductive to the nation. Money buying policy is not a solution to good government.
As one example lack of airline competition is one reason most of us see the flight as the worst part of travel. It’s why the media feeds us propaganda instead of facts. It’s why public CEO managers (not entrepreneurs) are getting mega bonuses instead of required to provide better service and make better products. Competition forces such outcome.
Trade is great, but a trade pact with nations that manufacture at a fraction of what it costs to manufacture here has destroyed our economy. We need offsetting tariffs to protect American manufacturing jobs. Many products sold here have no American manufactured option.