Down With China

Re China Stand on Imports Upsets U.S. by Steven R. Weisman in today's NY Times: again, China says one thing to US trade negotiators, and then does the opposite. Actions speak louder than words, and China's actions (not to mention its enormous trade surplus against the US) show clearly that it does not trade fairly.

The solution to this problem is for the US to exit the WTO, and put large tariffs on goods and services from China. I can guarantee that would get their attention, and also gain their respect. They have little respect for us because of our self-defeating foreign policies (e.g., Iraq) and trade policies (help the rest of the world at our own expense).

I believe that Ron Paul is the only candidate who would take us out of the WTO. We can only hope that this idea will catch on, sooner than later.