It seems as though Thomas Friedman got in a cab driven by the head of the Chamber of Commerce before he wrote "Let Trump Make Our Trans-Pacific Trade Deal," talking about how great a deal the TPP is, writing, "... if we eliminate 18,000 tariffs we'll be able to keep more production at home and sell more abroad. [. . .] Our workers can compete if we level the playing field ..."
Friedman uses Vietnam as an example of one of the countries to which we would sell more. In Vietnam that "level playing field" has people making $150 a month. They'll be buying a lot from us for sure with that $150 a month, you betcha. Meanwhile companies here that want to pay $150 a month will be closing factories and moving them there..."
Enough Is Enough
Voters are making it clear that they have had enough of this. This time they seem ready to throw out politicians who might say they oppose free trade in the campaign but turn around and help the big corporations at voters' expense after the election. His focus on fixing trade is one reason Donald Trump is doing so well and might clinch the Republican nomination.
If Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, she is going to need to do a better job proving to voters that she really means what she is saying about trade.
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