They did not understand that by liberalizing imports, the government was also promoting exports.
History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.
The rich control our politics to a huge extend. In return they get tax cuts and deregulation. It's been and is an amazing ride for the rich.
Markets cannot meet the needs of the very poor. The desperately poor are not consumers who will create an immediate profit.
We need to defend the interests of those whom we've never met and never will.
The energy and daring is to resist the noes, until the final yes has been achieved.