[ConfuciusSay]

Because a Californian individual and a California based company pays federal taxes which leads directly to a more stable financial situation for the country you live in, not to mention a higher likelihood of tax cuts etc.

Also, what evidence do you have that trade with Chinese will improve the welfare of those around you?

[netheril96]

> Because a Californian individual and a California based company pays federal taxes

The jobs mostly affected by the free trade are low skill and therefore low wages jobs. Those jobs barely pay any income taxes.

[ConfuciusSay]

Not true, the study references both low skill and high skill jobs. Not to mention there's corporate taxes and other revenues that the government receives that they wouldn't otherwise from a foreign company.