To wit: Here is Britannica’s definition of “free trade”:
“A policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports). A free-trade policy does not necessarily imply, however, that a country abandons all control and taxation of imports and exports.”
All of which is the exact opposite of DC’s definition of “free trade.”
DC and their Big Business cronies want to keep their First World executive compensation packages and stock market returns – while Third World-outsourcing their manufacturing and production.
Which means closing millions of American businesses – and opening them elsewhere. To be able to fire tens of millions of Americans – to instead hire cheaper Third World labor.