“trade doesn’t need to balance. I have a trade deficit with my supermarket. They get more of my money every year. So, what? I don’t “lose.” I get food without having to grow it myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s a win for me and<\/em> the food producer regardless of whether the food was grown locally or came from Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Imports are great,” says Lincicome. “It means I can focus on what I want to do for a living and not go make my own food or make my own clothes. I can use those savings and buy other things that makes me better off.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n As long as trade is voluntary, trade is a win for both parties. It has to be; neither side would agree to it unless they think they get something out of the deal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n …<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Manufacturing output in the U.S. is near its all-time high. We make more than Japan, Germany, India, and South Korea combined.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n