Trump's economic ideas

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I am not certain we are speaking to each other correctly.

I am in favor of free trade.
I am in favor of not setting prices for labor.

I am not in favor of unskilled labor being paid according to off the books wages, not in accordance with law required of citizens.

Thus, if we were required to follow the same laws for paying unskilled citizens, do you believe we would have unskilled jobs available for those who are undocumented?

We want the benefit of the lowest prices, but lowest prices where labor has a level playing field, in terms of playing by the same rules.

As far as the "market correcting", I would state it more accurately, the "market reacts and adjusts", but I would state "correcting" is inaccurate.

I understand most of that, and I think you're right on most of those points.

Just for clarification: Do you think the market automatically fills any labor we need, and expunges any labor we don't need, or do we need the government to do something?