(shrug) I don't have a problem with my money going to a Japanese zaibatsu; however, and it's been a long time since I've read anything on this, we do need to persue a more aggressive trade policy with Japan, China and probably some other countries. Having their products available to American consumers is a good thing, no question about it. But we need to grow some balls (hell, maybe we did and I never heard, again it's been a while since this has been talked about) and not be afraid to get into a trade war. We're running massive trade deficits and letting other countries piss on our heads with their massive restrictions on American imports.
Trade is good. Shipping jobs to underdeveloped countries is short sited and stupid and will come back to bite our economy in the ass. BUT, I'm sure we have a lot of opinions on trade here, ranging from anarcho-capitalists to protectionists so maybe we should start a new thread...
