Jerry Zandstra on Free Trade

Global trade provides great opportunity for Michigan

Senator Stabenow and the Democrats are convinced that the drain on Michigan's economy comes from global trade. They don't see that global trade provides a great opportunity for the expansion of Michigan's economy. Their solution is to set up trade barriers. Both their diagnosis and their remedy are wrong. The days of isolationism are long past. To become more competitive, we need to look closely at what saps our state of its ability to compete in the global market. Source: Campaign website, www.jerryzandstra.com, "Issues" Jan 15, 2006

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