content: Just place barriers to world trade unless "negotiated" by our trusty leaders.  This is totally not a ploy to control which corporations make money and our friends are definately not going to buy penny stocks in related companies for each deal we "allow."   Don't you see that allowing elected officials and beurocrats to control who gets trade that that will be more easily controlled by those who throw money into politics like AIPAC rather than voters.  Putting the restrictions up is just one step in selectively tak  1589  ing them down. They hate raw capitalism.  Their comparative advantage is mixing government and business.  Do you know what would really scare them.  Opening up trade unabated with Iran.  I don't see your leader doing that.  Oh, even he is owned isn't he.  You will never find an honest negotiator in washington that won't advantage them even in Trump.  So closed minus exceptions should not be your strategy.