Elizabeth Warren’s policy platform is nothing like Donald Trump’s, but on trade, they’re two sides of the same coin.
Warren and Trump both blame trade for job loss in the U.S., specifically in the manufacturing industry. And they’re wrong.
Automation isn’t the culprit, Warren claimed during tonight’s Democratic primary debate, the outsourcing of jobs is. Trump has been saying the same thing for years. That’s why he supports hefty tariffs and stringent policies that discourage U.S. corporations from looking overseas for cheaper production.All of the evidence, however, points in the other direction. Trade hardly even figures in the equation. Technological advancements […]
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