It saddens me when I think of the hundreds of people in Europe who are going to lose their jobs. People need to provide for their needs in Europe, just as they do in America. But a part of me is asking the question, why is Ford building plants in other countries and hiring non Americans, when there is so much unemployment in our own country.
One explanation is that it has to do with free trade - when our countries lay off workers in America and set up shot in other countries, the other countries turn around and buy more products from America, which stimulates our economy and everyone benefits in the long run.
That is one way of looking at it. But Patrick Buchanan has another perspective on free trade. Please take the time to read his profound book:
The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice are being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy
