So now Occupy is against world trade and capitalism? They will lose support of the 50+% of the 99%

[JDPriestly]

68. Do we have trade agreements with China or Opec Oil countries that bind us

to follow the decisions of international trade courts? I am unaware of that.

Overall, trade agreements have cost us jobs and weakened the core of our economy.

It is, at this point, not a matter of even the balance of payments. Our weapons sales to other countries are lose/lose deals. They result in everyone having to spend more on military equipment, on war and killing.

And what else do we export? A little food, but more and more we are importing food.

We used to export textiles, manufactured goods, even furniture?

When is the last time you saw stoves or refrigerators or furniture or textiles made in the USA?

I think you can find a few clothes (I've mostly seen workclothes) made in the USA, but the fabric? Where is it made? Is any of it made in the USA?

We don't make very many electronic items. We don't make the things that people buy like electric toothbrushes, I-phones, etc. Most everything we buy or use is made in some other country by cheap labor.

I would be for free trade if I could see that it was increasing employment and opportunity here. It is not.

I will be happy to change my mind if you can present evidence that ordinary Americans are better off now that we have free trade. I don't see it. I see people who are out of work or underemployed and underpaid. I see them everywhere.