Published Brownsville Herald February 29, 2011
The best possible circumstances all result from free trade; the worst result from nanny government control. Those in favor of socialism often mis-describe, or just misunderstand, international trade.
A September letter to the editor from Jesse Dorsett asserted that if President Lincoln were alive today he would have added to his quote, “If you love labor, if you value the work of the American worker, then you have to hate free trade. …”
Shortly after I retired from a career with the U.S. Customs Service, where I was involved in enforcing our trade requirements, I taught a practical program in international trade at the University of Texas at Brownsville. During that program we examined and dispelled many policies such as the need to severely restrict and control trade to protect jobs.
Further, I cannot support any concept based on hate and have found that folks capable of attaching such an intense hostility find it difficult to accept reason and support acting out as a solution.
The most dangerous enemy to labor in this country is government control and standardization; not free trade! More »
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