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"Why do you feel it is bad for the American people to have our computers and televisions made in China?"

I do not see this claim in the comment you are replying to.




"Before globalization and free trade it was roughly true that what was good for American industry was good for the American people. "

Offshoring manufacturing may leave a small group of people without jobs, but it lowers the cost of goods for everyone.


That statement does not only relate to manufacturing. You're putting words in the poster's mouth.




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