Again, the what free traitors bring up - in arguing we should keep free trade - is that the salaries/unions/benefits of American workers are to blame. If we search for real world examples we find that is not true and not the cause of the rust belt.
“Again, the what free traitors bring up - in arguing we should keep free trade - is that the salaries/unions/benefits of American workers are to blame. If we search for real world examples we find that is not true and not the cause of the rust belt.”
So what is it if it isn’t wages paid that are in excess of the value of the services provided? Trump’s idea to tariff imported goods is really the only way we can “maintain” the lifestyles of our workers. But that has implcations with respect to the costs borne by our consumers. There isn’t a free lunch imbedded in this issue. Now, to the extent that our “business leaders” are simply pocketing the difference by selling imported stuff at prices that approach what a domestic producer would have to sell at to cover costs and a profit margin, the tariff idea is a good one, because you take away the “incentive” for them to screw the American worker and keep the excess profits for themselves and their stockholders. But the overrriding issue here shold be our trade imbalance with foreign countries. China, Mexico, etc. are living off of the US like leeches. Go TRump.