re: #239 HappyWarrior

Berners i know are thrilled about it. Sigh. You know, I just think protectionism is bad. Whenever Bernie would talk about trade during the campaign, I got the distinct impression he didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. I feel bad for people who have lost jobs due to trade and outsourcing, I really do but I really get bothered by protectionist rhetoric and from what I’ve since read on TPP for all its warts, I think could have built relationships in an important part of the world.

I have a neighbor with a small business. They make widgets that go on industrial equipment. What a lot of people don’t get is they buy components from other countries, and then they turn around and sell their final products in other countries as well as in the US.
Trade is complex. Trade is global. It goes both ways.