Why are you assuming a trade war with Mexico or China would necessarily lead to a loss of jobs as if it were some universal law of physics. Cause the specific media that you watch says it would?
I've never seen a coherent argument explaining how free trade deals have helped anyone but small groups at the expense of larger ones.
In fact, the actual direct evidence of trade deals are this:
1. Massive job loss for American workers.
2. Tax losses for the communities whose factories move across borders.
3.No actual job creation in its place based on the labor participation rate (lowest since these deals became common).
4. Corporate profits at highest level since before these deals.
5. Wealth inequality approaching depression level era. Interestingly, our gini coefficient tends to approach that of Mexico and China the more we trade with them.
I've never seen a coherent argument explaining how free trade deals have helped anyone but small groups at the expense of larger ones.
In fact, the actual direct evidence of trade deals are this:
1. Massive job loss for American workers. 2. Tax losses for the communities whose factories move across borders. 3.No actual job creation in its place based on the labor participation rate (lowest since these deals became common). 4. Corporate profits at highest level since before these deals. 5. Wealth inequality approaching depression level era. Interestingly, our gini coefficient tends to approach that of Mexico and China the more we trade with them.