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Because all of the international trade pacts that have been made in my lifetime have resulted in a net loss of US jobs. This has shrunk our whole economy and made everything harder for US citizens. No matter how well off you are some element of your interest has been damaged by these pacts.
I don't exactly know why they always turn out so awful. Mostly it seems that the elements of the free market are removed by flooding the market with cheap shoddy products. This causes decent products which are more expensive to eventually get priced out of the market. Or quality manufacturers lower the quality of their own products to compete.
Essentially a market functions at it's lowest common denominator in all situations. Maybe in a true free market that wouldn't happen but I've never heard of one of those anywhere. Maybe somebody has one running on another planet but it's sure as fuck never existed on earth.
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[–] dontforgetaboutevil ago (edited ago)
Because all of the international trade pacts that have been made in my lifetime have resulted in a net loss of US jobs. This has shrunk our whole economy and made everything harder for US citizens. No matter how well off you are some element of your interest has been damaged by these pacts.
I don't exactly know why they always turn out so awful. Mostly it seems that the elements of the free market are removed by flooding the market with cheap shoddy products. This causes decent products which are more expensive to eventually get priced out of the market. Or quality manufacturers lower the quality of their own products to compete.
Essentially a market functions at it's lowest common denominator in all situations. Maybe in a true free market that wouldn't happen but I've never heard of one of those anywhere. Maybe somebody has one running on another planet but it's sure as fuck never existed on earth.