I find it almost comical that the GOP danced with the tea baggers and they took control? So instead of a controlled nominating process they got a political free for all with conservative principles at stake. Trump is not a real republican nor is he a democrat. He is a corporatist with his own interest and agenda to guide him.
Most everyone will be disappointed in Trump because he won't/can't deliver as advertised. He will find out that most of what he proposes is not even possible legally or politically. The GOP and the dems will rein him in unless he dances to their tune. What makes you think the existing congress will give up power to an interloper? Their ties to corporate money and power cannot be broken. If it could the people would have broken it along time ago.
However, the free trade agreements may be at risk but even more so with a Sanders administrationbecause Bernie wouldveto anything that was friendly to imports. It would be to labors advantage but possibly not so for consumers. All that plastic crap you have been buying from the orient may be priced higher.
Irronically, free trade was supposed to benefit american producers of goods and services. The truth is america ships grain and other raw commodities at market values. In turn we get back manufactured goods at retail prices. Or more correctly wholesale prices for value added products. So while we sell more corn and beans they send back toyotas,lexus,audis, VW's etc.
Buying cheap and selling higher is certainly a boon for corporate america with lower production costs and wider margins while american labor costs are stagnant. Evidently business don't give a damn about a prosperous america. Instead a prosperous wall street is the only concern. Thus the war against labor is all consuming even to the extent that farmers support business interest rather than support a robust consumer base. I want my customers to have money in their pockets so they can buy porkchops and steak. You want your customers to buy big macs and french fries and prefer that they can barely afford that.
