Why did both the Democrats and Republicans allow NAFTA when the playing field with the other countries is....?

Question

not level?
Its clearly not fair when other countries do not have the costs associated with business that we have here in America.

Answer 1

The idea is to bring other countries up to our level. At the same time, we are faced with the choice to sink to their level or improve our productivity. The US has done quite well on the productivity level.

Globalism is not a new idea; it goes back to the first long-distance trade routes. Free trade, like free-enterprise capitalism, has expanded markets for developed countries, and allowed the undeveloped countries a chance to improve their economies and work toward development of a stable economic infrastructure.

Mutual economic benefit and economic inter-dependence has a tendency to cut down on warfare, incidentally.

Answer 2

The politicians and the Rich have/are selling off the USA
piece by piece to get more money. And you are a fool if you think it is just low tech labor intensive jobs.
Look at MS investment in China....
We are all going to be working at Walmart wages with Walmart benifits.