Comment by TheFireFlaamee on 02/12/2024 at 09:42 UTC

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International free trade is what nuked out industrial base. Terrible policy.

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Comment by Startled_Pancakes at 02/12/2024 at 15:01 UTC

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We already had a trade war with China and all we got from it was higher steel & manufacturing costs.

Comment by GateTraditional805 at 02/12/2024 at 18:30 UTC

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My brother in Christ, do you enjoy paying 80 dollars for a white t shirt? Because without international free trade that’s what you’re looking at. I pity anyone who relies on writing utensils, stationary, etc. in that world.

You massively underestimate the cost advantages that come with overseas slave labor. Without it, you and I wouldn’t be able to navigate our asses from our elbows in that economy. I’m afraid the world never stopped running on slaves.