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Originally Posted by akima
Great post. You forgot to put "free trade" in quotes though! Best as I can tell, all these "free trade" agreements (including NAFTA) are more about trade restrictions which create advantages for some individuals/companies and disadvantages for others. Often very large companies are the beneficiaries of these kinds of things and smaller companies are hindered.
That's just my take though. These laws are complex and I don't have the time to become highly informed on them.
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It only takes 10 minutes. NAFTA is nothing like you described in the first paragraph, its entire intent was to remove the vast majority of tariffs and any other restrictions between the 3 member countries.
Trump feigns hate for it due to job loss in the manufacturing sector, so it's an easy talking point to raise the anger of those who don't know any better. The argument has additional political points for that same demographic, because all of the ills of the modern economy can be blamed on "those evil Mexicans who are taking our jobs."