How is Protectionism such an evil? We are a nation that forces our business to play by capitalist rules in a global economy that typically does not play by those same rules. Much of our manufacturing is actually done in a nation that regularly conducts activities that are designed to do harm to our nation. How is it that China can be a political enemy, but economically we are in bed with them?

This thread is about both the family matter AND the notion that foreign crap is better than local crap. George W.. Bush wanted to make it illegal to tag merchandise & food with the country of origin. Maybe some people out there would rather eat strawberries grown in Iran, but I'd rather pay an extra dollar and have mine picked by illegal Mexicans in California, dammit!