Brexit

[Pyro as Bill]

JRPGfan said:

part of the reason is protectionism.
You can question how effective it is, but its done in part, to keep competition equal, to countries where wages are lowered.
So that production doesnt move out of your country.

That is why Trump wanted tarifs on steel, hopeing to help the industry sector in the us, that makes steel.
If your too generous with free trade, watch more and more production & jobs move overseas.

Captialism and greed, leads that way.
So it doesnt really benefit everyone, but mostly the rich that own companies.

I understand protectionism from a steel/war capability and that the US can effect world prices.

We can't. No single european country can.  Sure, as a bloc we can but that hurts the population.

I want inefficient industry to leave my country (even if that means losing my job). i want protectionists to fuck off too.

Capitalism isn't greed, it's efficiency/productivity (in a free market).

If I lower the price of X for the 7 billion people on the planet, I deserve every penny of efficiency savings. Unfortunately 'capitalism' will spread the profits with my competitors.