| > I noticed that you haven't refuted any of my points But I did. I showed that free trade makes importing and exporting countries both better off. > so I'll assume that you are aware that global trade is worse for the environment Actually, no. I'm not "aware" of that because it's not true. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal... https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal... As I've said elsewhere, the solution to pollution is more economic development, not less. This becomes even truer once demographic transition effects (like declining birth rates) start to kick in. > and bad for the working class in the countries exporting their labor pool Can you not read? The poor in exporting countries benefit the most from free trade. That was the main point I addressed in my comments, and the fact that you pretend it never happened makes it clear you're not arguing in good faith. > We will clearly choose to look for different policies from our leadership. You'll be making the whole world poorer with your harmful policy. And it's all due to an ignorance of the subject, an unwillingness to examine the evidence, and a resistance to changing your mind in the face of it. Shame. |