> but you do long-term damage to the economy, and the people are better off with free, open markets long term.

The metrics do not show the American worker being better off after these policies you support were enacted and have had decades to run. Free trade is great for shareholders and some consumer cohorts who get excess utility, but terrible for workers.

https://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp147/

https://www.epi.org/publication/botched-policy-responses-to-...

https://www.epi.org/press/globalization-lowered-wages-americ...

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/09/459087477...