John McCain Says American Workers Shouldn't Be Protected If We Can Get Cheap Goods
PoliticusUSA
In an June 12th interview with Chris Merrill on the Phoenix based KFYI talk radio station, Arizona Senator John McCain (R) defended his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), by arguing that cheap goods and services are more important than protecting American workers or businesses. During the interview, McCain took a hard line free trade over fair trade stance. He defended past trade deals like NAFTA saying only “hardcore union spokespersons” are still against that deal.
However, Senator McCain’s most telling remarks came when he was asked about his current position regarding the TPP trade deal. Senator McCain didn’t argue that the trade deal would be good for American workers or businesses. Instead he said free trade brings cheap goods into America, and that is more than enough reason to throw American workers under the bus. McCain told Merrill:
There [are] some people who and businesses that can’t be protected, but frankly they shouldn’t be protected really, when you get down to it, if it means a lower cost to the consumer of some goods and services that then more Americans can afford them.
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