Since NAFTA, both parties have extolled the virtues of "free trade," which means that other countries sell their products in our country at will.  This has reduced the price of consumer goods, although while the price is low, the quality of the products seems to match the price.  Virtually all clothing, toys, consumer electronics, tools, and many other products are made in China, Vietnam, and other foreign countries. The consequence is the loss of jobs in those American industries that made the products now made mostly in China.  Fifty years ago, companies moved to southern states to avoid the unions in the northern states.  Now these companies have moved their operations to foreign countries. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans addressed the issue of workers who lost jobs to foreign countries.  They gave lip service to retraining workers and educating workers for high-tech jobs and service jobs.  But not everyone goes to college,...(Read Full Post)