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Some people are dumber than others. But people on the left and right generally are filled with stupid people who deal in emotion over evidence. So basically, we agree.

Guess what they will blame it on Capitalism.....This isn,t Capitalism....If the Chinese won was,t pegged the deficits with china would never rise as high as they did. Because their currency would go up and products they make would be more expensive. This is an example of gaming the system i referred too.....and this created a lot of other excesses

I get your concerns I'm not saying do it tomorrow it will take some planning. We need to engage companies in the matter. There will be some pain and hiccups the matter is urgent and we need to ask the experts how this can be done. Yes our economy is coupled and it needs to be decoupled.......Unleash capitalism in the matter...

The moral of the story is that people are stupid, but ALL people. All groups are susceptible to their own myths, and all of us individuals are also. Your job is to identify the mistakes you yourself make and align yourself better with reality IMO.

While I sympathize with your sentiment, you need to include a more realistic model of how trade works. But, if you really want to look at it, international trade economists admit to not understanding the system as it is today. The ecosystem is so complex that tinkering with it is actually a risk. I think the Covid situation might actually be informational, as people examine what happened to supply lines during the pandemic. With your proposal, for example, you are banning iPhones. Are you going to allow trade with the US where components parts come from China anyway ? And what about Chinese companies IN Canada ? What are we going to do with our exports ? Our coal mines can't really be repurposed to create cat food, right ? I would very much like to pursue this topic, but we really need someone with a deep knowledge of trade. I know a bit, but only enough to ask questions and point out contradictions. Thanks for your post.

Nope...too boring. More like this...