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$700 billion trade deficit or 5.3% of GDP and we are the ones who are going to destroy the economy.

A trade deficit is meaningless. I suggest you study up on economics, particularly what Adam Smith said about trade deficits.

Most of our defense hardware is now from overseas (a good portion of which is from china) but hey at least my DVD player is cheap.

A rivet is a rivet... except when rivets cost .12 a gross from India and $12 a gross from Indiana. I fail to see how paying MORE for an American product helps the economy... it doesn't.

Millions of Hardworking factory workers are out of work, but hey what 40 something father of 2 and a wife wouldn't want to leave a $50,000 a year job with killer benefits for head stocker at Kroger

Boo-f'ing-hoo! Plan your life better. And when things go wrong, man up and do what it takes to care for your family... even if it means swallowing your pride and finally going to get that degree like you should have done at 18.

I mean we only managed to become the prosperous nation we are on "protectionism"

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! But given your atrocious knowledge of economics, I'm not surprised by your lack of sense of history.

The entire industrial revolution was able to happen here due to protectionist tariffs enacted by republicans during reconstruction. Without those tariffs the infant industries would have been pulverized by the might of protected industries in Europe.

And btw, I am not against free trade in all cases. If it is with countries who are have comparative economies like Japan, Europe, Canada, AUS/NZ, Israel, Switzerland, etc. then I am fine with it. I guess my main problems are with trade in China and Latin America. They put up barriers against our own goods, even if they didn't most are way to poor to buy our goods, and in china's case are a potential enemy. All I am saying is a little common sense when it comes to a trade pact. We are a free trade nation in a would of protectionist and our trade balance reflects that.

"Boo-f'ing-hoo! Plan your life better. And when things go wrong, man up and do what it takes to care for your family... even if it means swallowing your pride and finally going to get that degree like you should have done at 18. "

Let me guess your a self made man who pulled himself up by his boot straps worked 12 jobs at a time, walked uphill both ways to school, and am now uber millionaire that always posts these holier then thou posts. Who says he didn't get formal education in a skill. I never said this guy worked the assembly line he could be a skilled worker with a trade in which should have provided very well for him and his family when he went to say vocational school 25 years ago. I sure hope that what ever field your in is a secure one and that something like this does not happen to you. But if it does I hope your fellow countrymen treat you better then what you posted.

I will debate you any time any where my only demand is mutual respect. If your response is going to be condescending or malicious then take your attitude elsewhere.