Free trade has taken a serious beating in this election cycle, as real estate mogul Donald Trump dominated the news coverage while disparaging the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) augmented Trump’s criticisms of free trade by using his own Marxist rhetoric to rail against NAFTA and free trade. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has even called for appointing a trade prosecutor to enforce trade agreements after constantly flip-flopping on the issue in Trumpian fashion.
Since there will not be a presidential campaign arguing the case for free trade, here are seven facts you need to know about the issue to guide you through the muck of the protectionist rhetoric.
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