Is this good for prosperity in other places, even if it may not be in our interest? And we made those decisions even during the Cold War. To some extent, We allowed nations to treat us unfairly in trade because we didn't want those countries to become victim to a communist revolution. that would overthrow. But then we kept it going. And so today there are multiple countries around the world that are fully developed economies, but whom we have enormous trade … (16:45–16:56)
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Asserts that the U.S. tolerated unfair trade to prevent communist revolutions.
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