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Paleo's avatar

NAFTA was a net positive for whom? Not for U.S. unskilled workers, that's for sure. Not for Mexican farmers, who were forced off their land because they could not compete with U.S. agribusiness. The result of which has contributed to increase in immigration to the U.S. It was merely protection for capital, free trade for labor.

There have been more than 3 "experiments" throughout U.S. history. Tariffs have risen and fallen throughout the decades. And Reagan himself placed tariffs on Japanese steel, among other commodities.

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Ethan (KingofSpades)'s avatar

The bigger sins were letting the PRC into the WTO and giving them most favored trading status with the US.

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Henrik's avatar

Yeah that was way, way worse.

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